A man was stabbed last Wednesday at the Tigbauan Public Market, located in the town’s Barangay 9 Poblacion. Authorities identified the victim as Pacifico Duga, Jr., a resident of the said neighborhood who is currently confined at the Rep. Pedro Trono Memorial District Hospital in Guimbal.
Police said Duga was engaged in a heated argument with the suspect, identified as Albert Tirol. After the victim walked away, the assailant reportedly stabbed him in the elbow.
The suspect was brought to the Tigbauan Municipal Police Station where he faces frustrated homicide charges./WDJ