May 7, 2013: The routine is taking its toll

A slow news day means another day at the police station. Here's the story I submitted:

These are the times when violence knows no boundaries.

A 42 year-old construction worker will face double murder charges and violation of the Omnibus Election Code after reportedly killing a police officer and a barangay tanod in Pasig City, Monday morning.

Salvador Obina, a native of Jubellar, Albay, was arrested by the Pasig Police after stabbing 32 year-old BSF Rodel Castro at a construction site in Merrylane Street, Barangay Kapitolyo around 1:00 a.m. Castro was declared dead on arrival at Rizal Medical Center more than an hour after the incident.

His co-worker, Arnel De Guzman, stabbed PO2 Roel Tapalla, who was declared dead on the spot by the rescue team.

Pasig police immediately traced the two suspects and ordered them to surrender, but De Guzman attacked and assaulted responding officer SPO1 Andrew Mendres, which forced the latter to shot the suspect to death.

Obina also tried to escape but was seized and detained by the Pasig policemen.

Local investigators said the victims, who were on their way home from duty, tried to pacify the two drunken workers in a middle of a heated argument. After a commotion, the suspects suddenly attacked and stabbed the two victims.

The murder is under an on-going investigation of Pasig police.