Infant found dead in a trash; Punong barangay decries incident

Tabuk City, Kalinga – Laya East Punong Barangay Rosalina Bengcan decries the discovery of dead infant suspected to be newly born inside a garbage sack morning of January 22 in the barangay.

“Konsensiya ek met diyay nangiconceive dita ubing ta dayta nagapu kanyana, inalagaan na for 9 months,” she said.

Bengcan narrated that the Barangay officials and staff were conducting a clean up drive along the highway at Purok Murmuray when one of the kagawads who was segregating garbage found this foul-smelling red bag.

They thought it was a dead animal placed inside a bag but when he unloaded it, they were surprised to see a fully developed male infant without umbilical cord.

“Haan kami mamati nga dayta nga ubing ket natay nga inwar na kasi makita mi nga talaga nga fresh paylang diyay ubing,” she said.

Moreover, the Punong Barangay expressed grief over the incident, “iti maibagak kadagitoy agar aramid iti kakastoy nga madi nga aramid ket ni kumpleto pay jay ubing, anya itatta iti rikna na as a mother, jay la unay apo mother nga nangi anak. Apay nga inawit na for 9 months? Kinumpleto na diyay anak na then after that, kasjay iti inaramid na.”

Bengcan further told the mother, no matter what she is going through, to ask forgiveness for what she did.

“Sapay kuma nu anya iti problema na, haan na kuman nga ul-uliten ken dumawat kuma iti pammakawan kenni Apo,” she said.

Meanwhile, the baby was named ‘Baby Jesus’ and he was offered prayer before he was buried at Balong Public Cemetery.

Additionally, the Tabuk City Police Station is asking the public to report to them in case they know the identity of the mother for immediate action.