Cop hurt in stabbing

MANILA, Philippines — A police officer who responded to a commotion in Barangay UP Campus, Quezon City was stabbed on Tuesday afternoon.

Pat. Jonathan Orlanes, 30, is recuperating from a stab wound in his left arm.

Police investigators said the incident occurred at around 2:45 p.m. when Orlanes and other policemen from the Anonas police station responded to a reported dispute at Tent City Pook Arboretum.

When Orlanes alighted from a patrol vehicle, suspect Brian Boldero, 37, had just beaten up a resident of the area.

Boldero resisted when policemen tried to subdue him and stabbed Orlanes in his left arm.

Orlanes was brought to the Quirino Memorial Medical Center for medical treatment.

The suspect was arrested in a follow-up operation. A knife measuring 5.5 inches was seized from him.

Police are preparing complaints against Boldero for serious physical injury and direct assault with frustrated homicide before the Quezon City prosecutor’s office.

Meanwhile, two more people were injured in other stabbing incidents in Quezon City.

A 17-year-old boy had just played a basketball game in Barangay Gulod when he was attacked at around 9:25 p.m. on Tuesday.

The victim and his friends were on their way home when at least 10 people ganged up on them. After the brawl, the victim noticed he had a stab wound in his neck.

In Barangay Bagong Pag-asa, a 33-year-old man was stabbed by his neighbor at around 12:50 a.m. yesterday.

Esberaldo Mamusog, who remains at large, was binge drinking with Jovelito Toloy when they had an argument.

Mamusog pulled out a knife and stabbed Toloy in the abdomen. The victim was treated at a hospital.