Shariff Aguak Mayor Akmad Ampatuan escaped unharmed from a rocket-propelled grenade ambush, his fourth assassination attempt. Two security personnel were wounded in the attack that prompted heightened alerts and a swift investigation.
Shariff Aguak Mayor Akmad Ampatuan escapes unharmed after his armored vehicle is hit by an RPG-7 in an ambush, marking his fourth assassination attempt. Two security personnel are injured but stable.
Shariff Aguak Mayor Datu Akmad Mitra Ampatuan Sr. survives rocket-propelled grenade ambush in Maguindanao del Sur. Three attackers killed in police pursuit operation as authorities investigate political motives.