Left to suffocate in a plastic bag: Heart-breaking video shows the moment abandoned newborn baby boy is found and rescued in the Philippines

Video shows newborn baby boy being found dumped in a motorbike sidecar
A group of revellers heard the baby's screams at around 1am and found him
The baby had been wrapped in carrier bags and was slowly suffocating
Forutnately, the baby's life was saved and he is now recovering in hospital

Published: 11:41 GMT, 1 December 2017 | Updated: 11:57 GMT, 1 December 2017

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This is the heart-wrenching moment a newborn baby boy just is rescued after having been found abandoned in a the sidecar of a motorbike in the Philippines.

A group of friends returning from a birthday party heard his cries at 1am on Monday morning in Caloocan City, Philippines, and found the baby, still covered in blood.

Medics said the boy, who had his umbilical cord attached, had been slowly suffocating inside the red and white carrier bags, and would have died had he not been found.

Shock find: The newborn baby boy was found abandoned and left to die in the Philippines

Emergency services arrived and rushed the infant to hospital where we was found to have 'a full of head of hair' and 'slightly reddish' but perfectly healthy.

Social worker Carina Serafica said the baby was only a few hours old and that he had not been alive long enough to contract infections from rubbish and garbage in the road.

She said: 'The baby looks like it just came out of the womb because of the blood. Normally, garbage and germs are too toxic for the baby, especially when it is newly-born.'

The person who found the baby, Sean Casiman, 21, said: 'Whoever left the baby like this has no heart! Don't fool around if you can't bear the consequences.

'This is the night that will forever stay in my memory, this is the first time I have encountered this.

Saved: The boy had been left wrapped in plastic bags and would have suffocated had the group of revellers not heard his cries and come to his aid

Lucky lad: The little boy was rushed to hospital and is expected to make a full recovery

'If we see the person who did this, we might as well place him inside a plastic bag so that person could die, too.

'I pray that the baby reaches the hospital and survives and grows up to have all their dreams come true.'

The youngster is still recovering from the ordeal at the Caloocan City Medical Center, and will be sent to the Caloocan City's Social Welfare Department (CSWD) for adoption.

The local government and social department will also work to police to try to trace the boy's parents.