Two men were found dead in separate incidents in Bago City and La Carlota City on Monday, November 17.
In Bago City, police said an unidentified man was discovered floating face down in the river at Barangay Lag-asan.
A resident who was about to go fishing noticed the body and immediately informed authorities.
Investigators described the victim as wearing a black T-shirt, black shorts, and a silver bracelet on his right hand.
Meanwhile, in La Carlota City, a 58-year-old field guard was found dead beside a swamp in Sitio Binigsian, Barangay Cubay, after being reported missing since 6 a.m. the same day.
Barangay officials told police that residents searched the area and later found the victim face down in the water.
Initial investigation indicated that the man had been cutting a gmelina tree when he was believed to have been struck by falling branches and subsequently fell into the swamp.
He was brought to the Don Salvador Benedicto Memorial District Hospital, where he was declared dead. *