A stray bullet hit a house in Barangay Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City.

A slug of a 9mm bullet was found in the room used as an office space by the Basañez family in Sitio White Fox, Barangay Marigondon past 7 p.m. on December 25, 2025.

No one was reported injured in the incident, as no one was inside the room when the bullet went through the house.

Michael Vincent Basañez, 42 years old, a business consultant of an online company who uses the room as his office, was asleep when the incident happened. 

Michael said that neither his wife nor their neighbors heard of any gunshot. He surmised that the person who fired indiscriminately was located a distance from their house.

The incident was reported to the Lapu-Lapu City Police that conducted an immediate investigation.

Further, it was learned that a neighbor’s house was hit previously by a stray bullet.

The house of 46-year-old alias “Arog” was hit by a stray bullet in 2005. His residence is located a few steps away from Michael’s house.

No one was hurt in the said incident.

Michael and his neighbor hope that the police would track down the culprit as on New Year’s Eve, the culprit could fire indiscriminately again.

Moreover, eight fireworks-related injuries were logged in Lapu-Lapu City on Christmas Eve.

Five of the victims are persons of minor ages.

According to the Lapu-Lapu City Police, the victims sustained minor injuries.