A 38-YEAR-OLD man was critically wounded after he was hacked in the head by his neighbor in barangay Bangkal, Lapu-Lapu City.

Police said the victim, Joviniano Parages, and the suspect, Marquin Gallos, 30, have been at odds for a long time.

Police said the two men argued when they chanced upon each other along a road early morning yesterday.

Police said tried to draw a knife from his waist but before he could do so, the suspect whipped out a bolo and hacked him.

Gallos escaped after the incident.

The victim was taken to the Lapu-Lapu City Hospital then transferred to the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu City.

An operation to arrest Gallos is in progress, police said

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