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MNLF leader, son killed in Maguindanao ambush

John Unson - The Philippine Star
October 15, 2025 | 12:00am
MNLF leader, son killed in Maguindanao ambush
Police officers conduct a post-crime investigation at the site where a village councilor and his son were killed in an ambush in Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on Oct. 13, 2025.
PNA / PRO-BAR photo

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — A leader of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and his son were killed in an ambush by unidentified gunmen in Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on Monday.

Abusama Agao and his son, Norodin, were in a tricycle with another family member, Jahara, when the gunmen waylaid them in Barangay Kapinpilan.

Agao and Norodin, kagawad and watchman in the nearby Barangay Matagabong, respectively, died instantly from gunshot wounds in the body.

Jahara was taken to a hospital for treatment.

The assailants fled on separate motorcycles. Probers have yet to determine the motive for the attack.

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