COTABATO CITY (PNA) – A town councilor was killed in an ambush perpetrated by still unidentified gunmen in Guindulungan, Maguindanao past 7 a.m. Monday, police said.
The Guindulungan police, in a report submitted to Col. Arnold Santiago, provincial police chief, identified the victim as Morsid Lauban, a councilor of the municipality.
The victim was on board his black Toyota pickup truck going towards the municipal hall for the flag-raising ceremony when waylaid along a secluded section of the highway along the border of Guindulungan and Talayan towns.
The councilor died on the spot. Two other companions of the councilor, whom police declined to identify for security reasons, were wounded.
“Pursuit operations are ongoing against the ambushers,” Santiago said.
The town's officials, including Mayor Midpantao Midtimbang Jr., have condemned the incident as they called on the police to arrest persons behind the ambush.
Roadblocks were immediately set up around the town following the incident.