2 farmers hack each other

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO

ILOILO City – Two farmers ended up at the Western Visayas Medical Center in Mandurriao district here after dueling with bolos on Friday in Barangay Poblacion, Duenas, Iloilo.

They were Norberto Fuentes, 76, and Gido Catolico, 54, both of Barangay Poblacion, Dueñas.

Fuentes sustained hack wounds on his left hand and shoulder while Catolico, on his left hand and fingers.

The hacking happened around 2 p.m. while Montes was at his rice field, according to Insp. Bonifacio Alabe, Dueñas police chief.

Their trouble began when Catolico, the farm helper of Montes, arrived late for work. This led to an argument.

The rift ended in a bolo fight, Alabe said./PN