By Hans Amancio
A drinking session between two men turned into a fatal stabbing incident Saturday in Tondo, Manila. The victim, identified as Edwin Tagdulang, 29, of Helping Complex, Aroma Compound Barangay 105, Zone 8, Tondo, Manila, was declared dead-on-arrival after receiving multiple stab wounds in the body, PO1 Joey Oliverio said.
Prior to the incident, police said that the victim was having a drinking session with the suspect identified as Amay Gamok, 31, of Aroma Compound Barangay 105, Zone 8, Tondo, Manila on April 14 at around 6:30 p.m. in front of Berto’s Junkshop located along Helping Complex in Aroma Compound.
According to Ruby Milandres, the victim’s live-in-partner, the suspect started to punch Tagdulang repeatedly in the face.
The incident was temporarily pacified by concerned citizens.However, after a few minutes, the suspect, now armed with a bladed weapon, went to the victim’s house and stabbed the victim multiple times, resulting to his death.