6-year-old boy drowns in Samar; 2 minors rescued in Leyte

TACLOBAN CITY — A six-year-old boy died while two other minors were rescued in separate drowning incidents reported in Samar and Leyte on Monday. In Jiabong, Samar, a six-year-old boy identified only as “Kiel” was declared dead on arrival after drowning in a swimming pool in Barangay Parina at 11:45 a.m. READ: Missing 7-year-old boy

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