A decomposing baby corpse was found in a vacant lot in Barangay San Pedro in Narvacan town, Ilocos Sur, Monday morning.
According to Police Executive Master Sergeant Analisa Jamandra, a resident was supposed to cover a hole in the vacant lot, but he smelled something foul. When he searched for where it was coming from, he found the baby’s decomposing corpse.
The baby is on his knees, and his umbilical cord is still attached.
The baby is about 4 to 5 days old.
The baby was immediately offered a prayer and buried at Margaay Cemetery in the same town.
Police are continuing to investigate the parents’ identity or whoever left the baby’s body in the area.
Abortion remains illegal in the Philippines under all circumstances and is highly stigmatized. While a liberal interpretation of the law could exempt abortion provision from criminal liability when done to save the woman’s life, there are no such explicit provisions.
Saudi will pay P4.6 billion owed to OFWs
According to the Department of Labor and Employment, thousands of Filipino workers who were not paid correctly are expected to have a merry Christmas after the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) allegedly promised to pay off an estimated P4.6 billion in debt in December, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). ).
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said KSA Labor Minister Ahmed al-Rajhi would visit the country in December when KSA is expected to pay off their debt to OFWs.
“So the unpaid salaries of our OFWs can be settled just in time for Christmas,” said Bello.
It will be recalled that the Philippines has implemented a recruitment ban in the KSA due to reports of abuse and non-payment of wages by OFWs.
But last week, Bello went to Saudi and met with Al-Rajhi, who pleaded for the ban to be lifted. Bello agreed if the KSA would pay their salary debts and other benefits to 9,000 OFWs.
“But our government is really thankful that the meeting with the KSA labor minister was fruitful,” said Bello.
“Ngayon ang ating mga migrant workers ay magkakaroon na ng maligayang Pasko,” dagdag niya.
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