Since this is Olongapo, its equally likely that he caught the eunuch prostitute trying to steal all of his valuables and committed the crime over that.
That said, there were parts of town away from the bar districts where more marriage minded men could find girls interested in actual dating when I was there.
No way he wasn’t briefed about the pitfalls of the red light district before liberty was sounded. He chose the path he took. My sympathy is pretty thin.
Correct, we were all warned about the benny boys and the district where they hung out. It was a two block area on Magsaysay Drive between 1st and Fendler Streets. Anyplace from the circle to the open market was “in bounds”, as was Rizal from the main gate to Magsaysay Dr.
All the warnings and a Navy Lt. STILL didn’t listen.