3 kids dead, 3 hospitalized in drowning incidents in Leyte

3 kids dead, 3 hospitalized in drowning incidents in Leyte

TACLOBAN CITY — Two children died while three others were hospitalized in separate drowning incidents in Leyte on Sunday, Jan. 5. “Joy,” 10, and “Jade,” 9—both residents of Dagami town in Leyte—were found dead in an open drainage canal of the National Irrigation System in Barangay Banayon, Dagami. According to the police, the girls, who were neighbors, accidentally fell into the canal. Based on the investigation, the girls left their homes aroun…