Eight people, including minors, have died due to drowning incidents this Holy Week, the Philippine National Police said on Friday.
Based on its record, the PNP said the fatalities were reported from eight incidents in Cagayan, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Bicol, Eastern Visayas, Davao, and Caraga regionsOne person was also reported injured in Ilocos.Of the nine victims, the PNP said six were minors and three were adults.Meanwhile, the PNP also recorded three vehicular accidents this Holy Week so far. Two were reported in the Bicol Region and one in Eastern Visayas.
The Philippine Coast Guard on Friday said responders have recovered the bodies of the two 14-year-old boys who went missing while they were swimming in Solana, Cagayan.According to the PCG, the bodies of the victims were retrieved on Maundy Thursday.The victims went missing on Holy Wednesday while swimming in Cagayan River in Barangay Natappian, the PNP said.For this year's observation of the Holy Week, the occasion started March 24, Palm Sunday, and will end on March 31, Easter Sunday.
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