ORMOC CITY– The skeletal remains of a 73-year-old farmer who had been missing for nearly five months were discovered in a mountainous area of Barangay Kawayanon, Caibiran, Biliran on Friday afternoon, June 12.
Police identified the victim only by her alias, “Coring,” a resident of said village who was reported missing on January 13 this year.
According to a report submitted by the Caibiran Municipal Police Station to the Police Regional Office 8, Barangay Chairman Donato Demate personally reported the discovery of human skeletal remains in a remote mountainous area of the village at around 4:15 p.m.
Acting on the report, personnel from the Caibiran Municipal Police Station, the Bureau of Fire Protection Emergency Medical Service, and the Caibiran Rescue Service immediately proceeded to the area to verify the information and conduct an investigation.
Upon arrival, responders found skeletal human remains with bones and hair already disarticulated.
Police said the victim was identified by her son through clothing recovered at the scene. He informed authorities that his mother had been missing since the morning of January 13.
The Biliran Provincial Forensic Unit was requested to process the scene and conduct further examination of the remains.
Authorities have yet to determine the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death as the investigation continues.
(ROBERT DEJON)
