Crime scene operatives gather evidence after a grade 8 student fatally stabbed his classmate at the Moonwalk National High School in Para帽aque City on Wednesday evening, March 26, 2025. (Photo from the Para帽aque City Police Station)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� A grade 8 male student fatally stabbed his classmate with a kitchen knife after an argument at a high school in Para帽aque City.
In a DWLA radio interview on Thursday, Para帽aque City assistant police chief Lt. Col. Eric Angustia said the incident arose from a disagreement between the 15-year-old聽 suspect and the 14-year-old victim.
鈥淣ag-ugat daw sa humihiram daw ng make-up yung suspek na hindi niya pinahiram. Kaya nagkaroon sila ng alitan ng suspek,鈥� Angustia said.
(It started when the suspect borrowed make-up from the victim without her permission. That鈥檚 why they argued.)
Angustia said the victim sought help from a teacher when she was stabbed by her classmate in a classroom at the Moonwalk National High School on Wednesday evening, March 26.
鈥淣akatakbo pa yung biktima pero hinabol pa ng suspect. Nakahingi lang tulong nang may nakadaan na security guard at may tanod na naka-duty doon sa baba,鈥� he further detailed.
(The victim managed to run away, but the suspect ran after her. They [referring to the victim and the teacher] only got help when a security guard was nearby and a watchman was present on duty downstairs.)
According to the police report, the victim was brought to the Ospital ng Para帽aque but was declared dead on arrival from the stab wounds.
The Para帽aque City assistant police chief added that the victim was stabbed four times and that the knife was 10 inches in length.
Further, according to Angustia, the victim reportedly complained to her mother as early as Tuesday that the suspect had been carrying the kitchen knife concealed.
Angustia said police had yet to determine how the weapon was brought to the school.
The suspect, who is now classified as a child in conflict with the law (CICL), was turned over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
He faces a case of homicide before the city prosecutor, Angustia added.
In a statement also on Thursday, the Moonwalk National High School said it was cooperating with authorities in its investigation, adding that the incident was an 鈥渋solated鈥� case.