A man in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental was arrested on Thursday, December 11, 2025, for allegedly beating his two sons to death with a hammer.

Police said the victims, 20 and 21 years old, were sleeping on the floor when their father allegedly struck them with the hammer. They sustained injuries in the head.

They were reportedly suffering from a mental health condition.

“Kining duha kabuok niya ka mga anak nangatulog sa salog anaa sulod sa ilang panimalay ug didto iya kining gibunalan sa martilyo sa ulo nga bahin and kini miresulta sa pagkamatay sa maong duha indibidwal,” Police Regional Office-Northern Mindanao (PRO-10) Spokesperson, Major Joann Navarro, said.

The suspect was arrested during hot pursuit at a flyover where he reportedly appeared to have attempted to jump.

“Nag-ingon kini kay tungod ang iyang duha ka mga anak nga lalaki adunay problema sa pangisip… allegedly, iyaha na lang kini gikutlo ang kinabuhi aron mahuman na ang suffering kuno,” Navarro added.

PHYSICAL ABUSE?

According to the suspect’s brother, Mark Cleoferd Tutor, the suspect allegedly had long been abusing his children and wife physically, which may have caused the victims to develop mental health problems.

Tutor said he also reportedly experienced getting beaten by the suspect when he was young, each time the suspect would get drunk.

“Wala ko kasabot gyud  kay sa tinuod lang wala mana siya’y problema sa iyang mga anak. Ang nag-problema ana iya man pamilya, iyang asawa man mao’y ga-atiman ana sa iyang mga anak wala mana siya’y ginabuhat, kada-adlaw ra siya mag-inom, naghatag rana siya og problema, perwisyo sa amoa mga igsuon,” Tutor said.

The family is determined to press parricide charges against the suspect.

“Kanang emotionally and financially challenged gyud mi karon kay duha pud kabuok baya na. Actually, ang mga patayng lawas didto sa (purinarya) wala’y kabulak-bulak man gani gyud,” Tutor said.

The family is also appealing for help for burial expenses.