{"id":18404,"date":"2026-01-24T00:50:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=18404"},"modified":"2026-01-24T00:50:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:50:48","slug":"post-exam-swim-turns-tragic-after-grade-9-student-drowns-in-pampanga-river-classmate-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/post-exam-swim-turns-tragic-after-grade-9-student-drowns-in-pampanga-river-classmate-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"POST-EXAM SWIM TURNS TRAGIC AFTER GRADE 9 STUDENT DROWNS IN PAMPANGA RIVER; CLASSMATE MISSING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BY KEVIN GALANG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CANDABA, Pampanga \u2014 A post-exam celebration turned into tragedy when a Grade 9 student on Thursday drowned while his classmate remains missing after they were swept into deep waters while swimming in a river in Bgy. Lanang, this municipality.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Based on a report submitted to Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) director Brig Gen. Ponce Rogelio Penones Jr., \u00a0the fatality, a 14-year-old boy, and his missing classmate, were both residents of Purok 4, Bgy. Lanang.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>An investigation showed the two students, along with their classmates, went to the river to swim after their periodical examination at Lanang High School.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Witnesses told authorities they saw the victims slowly drifting away from the shore while calling for help before both eventually submerged in the deeper portion of the river.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The other Grade 9 students immediately sought help from barangay officials, who later coordinated with the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) of Candaba for the rescue operation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The\u00a0 body of the 14-year-old boy was eventually recovered and was rushed to Candaba Community Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Search-and-rescue operations for the other missing student are ongoing led by personnel from the Philippine Coast Guard Candaba Sub-Station, MDRRMO Candaba, and volunteer responders.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Authorities reminded the public, especially minors, to avoid swimming in rivers without adult supervision due to strong water currents and sudden drop-offs in depth.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY KEVIN GALANG &nbsp; CANDABA, Pampanga &mdash; A post-exam celebration turned into tragedy when a Grade 9 student on Thursday drowned while his classmate remains<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/r07c8rrc.png",935,629,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/r07c8rrc-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/r07c8rrc-300x202.png",300,202,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/r07c8rrc-768x517.png",640,431,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/r07c8rrc.png",640,431,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/r07c8rrc.png",935,629,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/r07c8rrc.png",935,629,false],"kreeti-slider-full":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/r07c8rrc.png",935,629,false],"kreeti-featured":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/r07c8rrc.png",935,629,false],"kreeti-medium":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/r07c8rrc-720x530.png",720,530,true],"kreeti-medium-square":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/r07c8rrc-350x350.png",350,350,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/category\/provincial\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Provincial<\/a>","tag_info":"Provincial","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18404"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18404"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18407,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18404\/revisions\/18407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}