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Police inspect the area where a pares vendor was allegedly beaten and stabbed to death by his own customers, July 25, 2026. Handout/Batangas City Police Station

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Dennis Datu

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1785077803868viber_image_2026-07-26_16-07-44-242.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Police inspect the area where a pares vendor was allegedly beaten and stabbed to death by his own customers, July 25, 2026. Handout/Batangas City Police Station"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Police inspect the area where a pares vendor was allegedly beaten and stabbed to death by his own customers, July 25, 2026. <em>Handout/Batangas City Police Station</em></span></span></span></div><p>BATANGAS — A pares vendor in Batangas City was beaten and stabbed to death by his customers on Saturday night after allegedly serving them the beef stew without any meat, police said.</p><p>The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. in Barangay Tinga Labak. The 44-year-old victim was rushed to Batangas Medical Center, where he was declared dead on arrival.</p><p>Police identified six suspects in the killing, all of whom were allegedly intoxicated when they arrived at the vendor&#x27;s stall.</p><p>The suspects confronted the vendor after claiming that the pares they ordered was served without meat.</p><p>The argument quickly escalated, with the suspects allegedly ganging up on the victim and beating him, according to police.</p><p>Police said one of the suspects then pulled out a balisong (butterfly knife) and repeatedly stabbed the vendor.</p><p>Two of the six suspects were arrested in a follow-up police operation in Barangay Soro-Soro.</p><p>Follow-up operations are ongoing to arrest the four other suspects, all of whom have already been identified by investigators.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="960" height="3540" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vYlcnV1fNNc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>A pares vendor in Batangas City was beaten and stabbed to death by his customers on Saturday night after allegedly serving them the beef stew without any meat, police said.</p>

A pares vendor in Batangas City was beaten and stabbed to death by his customers on Saturday night after allegedly serving them the beef stew without any meat, police said.

'Pares' vendor beaten, stabbed to death by customers over 'meatless' order

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'Pares' vendor beaten, stabbed to death by customers over 'meatless' order

Dennis Datu,

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Published July 26, 2026 04:11 PM PHT

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Updated July 26, 2026 10:57 PM PHT

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