MANILA, Philippines - A 17-year-old boy was stabbed in a riot in Malate, Manila yesterday morning.
The student, who lives in Sta. Ana, was brought to the Ospital ng Maynila.
Police Officer 3 Dennis Gumapac of Manila Police District Station 5 said the victim and his friends came from a bar and were about to go home when they met their group’s rival along Julio Nakpil street at around 5:20 a.m.
The meeting sparked a verbal altercation that led to the riot wherein the victim was stabbed.