Baby, Woman Found Dead in Bacolod Days Apart

By Glazyl M. Jopson

BACOLOD CITY – Authorities are investigating the deaths of a baby girl and a woman found lifeless in separate areas of Barangay Estefania on July 1 and 2.

On Wednesday, residents discovered a seven- to eight-month-old infant near a river in Purok Kaburihan, with her umbilical cord still attached.

A nearby resident initially noticed a plastic bag and, upon inspection, found the infant with traces of fresh blood nearby, according to police.

Responding officers placed the baby in a box and brought her to a church before she was buried at a public cemetery in Barangay Granada.

Police said no one witnessed who left the baby in the area, and investigations are ongoing.

On the previous day, a scavenger discovered the remains of an unidentified woman in a vacant lot in the same barangay.

Police Maj. Elmer Bonilla, recently reassigned from Police Station 4, said they have yet to determine how the woman died.

He added that the victim’s identity is unknown, and authorities are awaiting DNA test results to establish both her identity and possible injuries.

Clothes scattered around the site led police to conclude the body was likely that of a woman.

Bonilla said no missing persons have been reported in the area recently, but coordination with other stations is ongoing.

He noted that some residents had seen a person in the vicinity talking alone and making noises, suggesting the victim could have been mentally ill.

Investigations into both cases are ongoing.