BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines — Six persons drowned in separate areas in Cagayan during the Holy Week, police reported yesterday.
Of the fatalities, one drowned on Tuesday, four on Friday and one on Saturday, according to Capt. Isabelita Gano, information officer of the Cagayan police.
Gano identified five of the fatalities as Jonavie Asis, 16; Jomari Mateo, 19; Perfecto Orteza, 49; Robin Ramirez, 51, and Editha Solancho, 55.
The other fatality, who has yet to be identified, drowned while trying to save two children.
Orteza drowned while fishing in the Cagayan River, where Asis and Mateo were swept away by the current on Friday.
Ramirez was declared dead on arrival at the Cagayan Valley Medical Center after he was seen floating in a creek.
Solancho, who was first reported missing on Wednesday, was recovered on Friday.
Meanwhile, th Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) in Cagayan Valley said a total of 38 persons were injured in various vehicular accidents during the Holy Week.
A majority of the road road mishaps were recorded in Nueva Vizcaya with 17, followed by Cagayan with 12, Isabela with eight and Quirino, one.