{"id":19845,"date":"2026-04-29T02:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=19845"},"modified":"2026-04-29T02:26:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:26:02","slug":"child-drowns-in-bulacan-resorts-swimming-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/child-drowns-in-bulacan-resorts-swimming-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"CHILD DROWNS IN BULACAN RESORT\u2019S SWIMMING POOL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv4163551246ydp9e8886f5msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">BY KEVIN GALANG<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4163551246ydp9e8886f5msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4163551246ydp9e8886f5msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">BULAKAN, Bulacan \u2014 A seven-year-old girl on Sunday drowned in a swimming pool at a resort in Bgy. San Francisco, this town.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4163551246ydp9e8886f5msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">In a report to Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) director Brig. Gen. Jess Mendez, the Bulacan police said the victim was a resident of Bgy. Taliptip, Bulakan.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4163551246ydp9e8886f5msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">The incident occurred at Villa Alfonso Resort. <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4163551246ydp9e8886f5msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">A 16-year-old witness accidentally stepped on a clothing beneath the water.\u00a0Sensing something unusual, the witness looked around and discovered the child already submerged.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4163551246ydp9e8886f5msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">He immediately called for help, prompting nearby individuals to dive into the pool and pulled out the victim from the water.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4163551246ydp9e8886f5msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">Attempts to revive the child were made while waiting for rescuers.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4163551246ydp9e8886f5msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">The girl was rushed to Polymedic Hospital, where attending physician Dr. Archie Fojas declared her dead on arrival.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4163551246ydp9e8886f5msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">An investigation is ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the drowning.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4163551246ydp9e8886f5msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">Police reminded the public to exercise heightened vigilance, especially when children are in swimming areas. <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4163551246ydp9e8886f5msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4163551246ydp9e8886f5msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4163551246ydp9e8886f5msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY KEVIN GALANG &nbsp; BULAKAN, Bulacan &mdash; A seven-year-old girl on Sunday drowned in a swimming pool at a resort in Bgy. 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