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SAA event in Maguindanao del Sur, Barangay Dicalungan, Ampatuan area, Philippines on Mon 26th October 2026

26th October 2026

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COTABATO CITY — Gunmen killed a barangay councilor and four others in separate attacks across the adjoining provinces of Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte, as well as the Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro region within a span of just 36 hours.

Tricycle driver Hashim Buyogan Hadji Esmael, died instantly from gunshot wounds sustained in an attack on Monday morning, October 26, in Barangay Dicalungan, Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur.

Officials of the Maguindanao del Sur Provincial Police Office separately told reporters that witnesses saw one of two men riding a motorcycle shoot Esmael in the head as they approached his tricycle before speeding away.

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