A drinking session between two men in Barangay Teneguiban, El Nido, northern Palawan, escalated into a hacking incident at noon on October 3 after an argument heated up.
The victim was identified in a report from the Palawan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) as Armel Rivera, 46, a farmer from the barangay. The suspect, known as “alias Domeng,” 38, is also a farmer and a resident of Teneguiban.
According to the initial investigation, the victim and the suspect were drinking together before the incident occurred, but it led to a heated argument. This prompted the suspect to hack the victim.
The victim sustained a wound on his right ankle and was immediately rushed to El Nido Community Hospital in Barangay Pasadena for urgent treatment.
The suspect was arrested by responding personnel from the El Nido Municipal Police Station (MPS), and the bolo used in the hacking was recovered.
