00:00Children are always guarded by their loved ones.
00:03A 1-year-old boy got sick after drowning in the Balde.
00:08Mark Salazar has a report.
00:10John Nalin was very worried.
00:15He did not expect that his 1-year-old son John Andre Tinapay would end his life in the Balde.
00:23He was playing outside the house with his 2 other siblings, 3-year-old and 6-year-old.
00:30My son called me and said he got sick.
00:34He said he got sick.
00:37He said he got sick.
00:42The older brother who drowned in the Balde, John Andre, was found.
00:47His head is swollen even though the Balde is not full of water.
00:53The boy was revived and sent to the Rural Health Center.
00:57But after a few hours, he came back to life.
01:00His family is calling for financial assistance for his survival.
01:05According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, in 2022, 17 people were found to have drowned without a 1-year-old.
01:13More than 300 children aged 1 to 4 were found to have drowned.
01:20Authorities are reminding to take good care of the children.
01:23Mark Salazar reporting for GMA Integrated News.
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