Mervin Guarte, SEA Games gold medalist, stabbed to death

Suspect identified in killing of SEA Games champion Mervin Guarte

MANILA, Philippines – Police have identified the suspect in the killing of Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Mervin Guarte in Oriental Mindoro. Calapan City police chief Lt. Col. Roden Fulache told Rappler on Thursday, January 9, that a criminal complaint for murder will be filed against a 31-year-old tricycle driver suspected to have stabbed Guarte in his sleep. Guarte was able to call for help and was rushed to the nearest medical facility b…

'Friend, brother, teammate, companion': Athletes mourn passing of Mervin Guarte

(Content warning: Graphic violence) The Philippine sports community mourned the sudden demise of multiple-time Southeast Asian Games medalist Mervin Guarte who was stabbed in his sleep on Tuesday, January 7. The 33-year-old athlete was stabbed by a kitchen knife in his chest by an unidentified male assailant while he was sleeping in the living room […] The post ‘Friend, brother, teammate, companion’: Athletes mourn passing of Mervin Guarte appea…

EJ Obiena saddened over death of fellow Filipino athlete | ABS-CBN Entertainment

EJ Obiena mourns the passing of Filipino athlete Mervin Guarte.

PAF mourns death of airman-athlete Mervin Guarte

In a statement, the PAF said it deeply mourns the passing of Guarte, an Airman First Class (A1C), whom the institution cited as an accomplished soldier athlete who joined the PAF through direct enlistment in 2015 and was assigned to Lipa, Batangas.

SEAG gold medalist stabbed to death

(UPDATE) SOUTHEAST Asian Games gold medalist Mervin Guarte was stabbed to death on Monday in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro. He was 33. A member of the Philippine Obstacle Course Racing Team, Guarte was reportedly sleeping in the living room of the house of a barangay councilor when the unidentified assailant killed him and escaped. Guarte was a former Palarong Pambansa standout and went on to become an NCAA athletics multiple gold medalist with…

Mervin Guarte, SEA Games gold medalist, stabbed to death

MANILA, Philippines–Philippine sports mourned the tragic death of bemedalled athlete Mervin Guarte on Tuesday. Guarte was reportedly stabbed to death in his sleep at a friend’s house early Tuesday morning in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro. “The Philippine sports community mourns the untimely death of Mervin Guarte, a long-time member of the national team and a multi-medalist from the Southeast Asian Games. Rest in peace! Thank you for your servi…