Birthday party turns violent in Cainta, leaving several residents caught in street brawl

• A late-night birthday celebration in Cainta, Rizal escalated into a violent street brawl past 1 a.m.
• CCTV footage showed multiple individuals throwing punches, bottles, and even plants during the chaos
• Some residents who tried to intervene were also hurt as the fight intensified
• Barangay officials said a long-standing dispute may have contributed to the incident

A birthday party in Cainta, Rizal descended into violence early Saturday morning after a confrontation between neighbors escalated into a full-blown street brawl, leaving several people involved, including those who attempted to stop the fight.

According to a report by Jhomer Apresto on “24 Oras Weekend,” CCTV footage from Barangay Sto. Domingo showed a man stepping out of his house and approaching another man along Flora Street shortly after 1 a.m.

Moments later, the man’s wife followed, and the encounter quickly turned into a heated confrontation between both sides.

The situation worsened when the man punched another individual wearing a red shirt, causing him to fall.

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He then attempted to strike the first man he approached, who managed to evade the blow. As tensions rose, another man grabbed a bottle from a closed store and threw it at the attacker.

The violence continued as a woman ran toward the same store, picked up a bottle, and appeared ready to throw it at others. Shortly after, a man was seen kicking the woman amid the chaos.

Several residents tried to step in and pacify those involved, but the group refused to back down until barangay personnel arrived and restored order.

Barangay officials said the couple who first confronted the group were awakened by loud drinking activities involving several youths.

“Di umano ay mayroong karamdaman ‘yung kaniyang maybahay, kaya siya ay lumabas at kaniya ring sinabihan. Mayroon daw birthday kaya sila nag-inuman,” says Barangay Kagawad Rey Vila.

Another CCTV clip showed a man briefly holding a large rock before returning without it, later throwing a plant instead. The barangay acknowledged that the two groups had a prior dispute but declined to provide details.

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GMA Integrated News attempted to interview the man who was first punched. Although he declined to appear on camera, he said he was only trying to stop the fight and now plans to file a complaint.

The man who was initially awakened was unavailable for comment after undergoing medical treatment.

In other reports, emergency personnel in Zamboanga City removed a 10-foot python that was found curled inside a parked vehicle, an operation captured in a Bureau of Fire Protection video that later went viral. In Aurora, wildlife authorities safely returned a Northern Luzon giant cloud rat to its natural forest habitat, helping protect the rare and elusive endemic species. Meanwhile, residents of Libon, Albay were stunned after a five-meter oarfish—often dubbed a “doomsday fish” in folklore—was discovered dead along the shoreline of Barangay Pantao. Although the sighting fueled local fears of possible seismic activity, marine experts are now looking into environmental conditions that may have caused the deep-sea fish to surface.

In a separate incident, a 46-year-old traffic enforcer died following a fatal road crash in Barangay Barra, Opol on January 18, 2026. Police said the victim was traveling toward Cagayan de Oro when he attempted to overtake another vehicle and collided head-on with an oncoming sedan driven by a 33-year-old motorist. The impact caused the sedan to lose control and crash into a nearby parking area, damaging five parked motorcycles. By Monday, January 19, authorities released the sedan driver after confirming that an amicable settlement had been reached with the enforcer’s family and the owners of the damaged motorcycles.

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Source: KAMI.com.gh