URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan, Philippines—Two young siblings, aged five and three,died after they drowned when their father left them in their house the other day in sitio Lico, barangay Camantiles this city.

Supt. Paquito Navarrete, the city police chief, identified the fatalities as Eric Delos Reyes, five and his three-year old sister, Jopay Delos Reyes.

Navarette told this writer that based on investigation, the two were left by their father, Gabby Delos Reyes, 22, carpenter, around 6:00 a.m. Thursday.

But when he returned home, he was informed that his children died due to
drowning as their house was very near the Tulong River.

Police said Eric was trying to save Jopay who was then drowning. Their cadavers were found within the area.