Teen shot over wolf whistle

MANILA, Philippines - A teenager was shot with a pen gun in Malabon City Sunday night after he confronted a group of youths who whistled at his female companion and cursed at them.

Marlon Papiona, 18, was walking with his friends in Barangay San Agustin when they passed by several teenagers at around 8 p.m. The victim confronted the group when one of the boys wolf-whistled at his companion.

One of the teenagers went behind Papiona and shot him with a pen gun in the neck. The victim remains confined at the Dr. Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center.

The teenagers fled after the incident, and police are still trying to determine their identities.