7 bakery workers killed in Cupang, Antipolo City stabbing

Residents gather around a crime scene in Cupang, Antipolo City, where police say seven unidentified male victims were found stabbed to death in a bakery on Tuesday morning, April 22, 2025. (Photo from FRANCISCA PIOL)

[Updated April 22, 2025, 4:19 p.m.]

MANILA, Philippines — Seven unidentified men were found stabbed to death in a bakery in Antipolo City on Tuesday morning, according to police.

In a report, the Antipolo Police said the massacre occurred in Purok 1, Zone 8 of Barangay Cupang at approximately 6 a.m. on April 22.

“[T]he victims were asleep inside the bakery. An unidentified suspect/s entered the premises and, without apparent motive, stabbed all five victims,” the police said.

“The attack resulted in the immediate deaths of all the victims,” the report detailed.

The cops also identified the victims as employees of the bakery.

Police initially reported the number of victims to be five, but Police Regional Office 4 (PRO 4) public information chief Lt. Col. Chitadel Goiran confirmed to INQUIRER.net that authorities found seven victims.

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In a statement later on Tuesday, the Rizal Provincial Police Office (PPO) said, “At around 9 a.m. on [Tuesday], the suspect was apprehended at the Base Police, Headquarters Support Service of the Philippine National Police (PNP).”

“He was subjected to standard physical and medical examinations and is currently under police custody,” the Rizal PPO added.

The police further said the suspect’s motive was still under investigation.