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EJ Macababbad - The Philippine Star
August 1, 2026 | 12:00am
According to the Southern Police District, the 13-year-old victim quarreled with his 14-year-old classmate at around 4:30 p.m. during recess.
STAR / File
MANILA, Philippines — A Grade 9 student was stabbed to death inside the Las Piñas National High School yesterday afternoon.
According to the Southern Police District, the 13-year-old victim quarreled with his 14-year-old classmate at around 4:30 p.m. during recess.
“They had a heated argument. Then, suddenly, the suspect pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim,” Las Piñas acting police chief Fermin Armendarez III told The STAR in a phone interview.
The victim was stabbed in the left side of his chest.
He was rushed to the Las Piñas District Hospital, where he was declared dead at 4:53 p.m.
Armendarez said the suspect, being a minor, would be referred to the Las Piñas City Social Welfare and Development Office and undergo an evaluation to determine his liability.
