Father stabs drunk son in Batangas City, takes him to hospital

A 61-year-old man stabbed his drunk son in the chest during an altercation at the father’s home in Batangas City on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, but he brought him to a hospital for treatment, police said. INQUIRER FILES LUCENA CITY — A 61-year-old man stabbed his drunk son in the chest during an altercation at the father’s home in Batangas City on Wednesday, but he brought him to a hospital for treatment, police said. The 35-year-old son, who was reportedly intoxicated, arrived at his father’s house in Barangay Kumintang Ibaba at around 1:30 p.m. and began cursing his widowed father and then threw a spoon in his direction, the Calabarzon police said in a report on Thursday. The father reportedly grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed his son in the chest as an act of rage. Article continues after this advertisement READ: Father stabs son in Quezon during drinking session The father then brought his wounded son to Batangas Medical Center for immediate treatment. Police later arrested the father and placed him in custody. The circumstances surrounding the altercation remain unclear as the investigation continues, police said./coa Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful.