A 31-year-old woman from the Agta community gave birth on the road during the height of tropical storm ‘Crising’ in Santa Teresita, Cagayan with cops and village officials providing assistance on their way to the nearest health center.
According to the Cagayan Provincial Information Office (CPIO), members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Santa Teresita station were conducting routine patrols while ‘Crising’ struck northern Luzon when they received a call for help from the captain of Brgy. Ariwoden last Friday night, July 18.
The group of Police Major Gerry Macadangdang, officer-in-charge of PNP-Santa Teresita, immediately responded to bring the woman named Joan Cepeda to the municipal health center. They traveled amid heavy rains and floods due to the inclement weather.
In a series of videos and photos posted by the CPIO on Saturday, Cepeda was seen delivering her baby on their way to the health center.
“The mother and child are now safe after receiving prompt medical attention,” the CPIO reported.
