The rumored Bukidnon "zombie attack", that went viral recenlty on social media was debunked by the Valencia City Police as a mere physical assault during a commotion, that happened in Brgy. Tungan-tungan

According to Lt. Pablo Jugos Jr., Valencia City police chief investigator, the incident that occurred on February 17 involved two individuals.

The suspect ws identified as Carl Clinton Colinas, 25, from Brgy. Saligan, who mauled the victim identified as Anthony Arimas, 30, from Brgy. Tungan-tungan.

The police believed that the reason why it went viral on social media, is that aside from mauling the victim, the suspect also pierced the victim's eyes using his fingers, bit the victim's fingers, and sucked his blood, thus netizens naming it as a zombie attack.

Initial investigations show that Arimas heard someone yelling between midnight and 1AM in the morning, and went outside to confirm. The victim saw the naked suspect running as he was being chased.

Jugos said that Colinas and his live-in partner had a misunderstanding during that day which triggered his aggressive act.

The suspect also had a history of going into rehabilitation, over illegal drug use, police also added.

However, during the interrogation, the suspect said that he did not take any illegal drugs but was under the influence of alcohol.

After being alerted, the responding police officers immediately proceeded to the location and arrested the suspect.

Netizens were urged to refrain from exaggerating information and stop spreading unverified information on social media to prevent panic, Jugos also added.

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