AMBUSHED. A police officer stands near the Toyota Fortuner of Haviv Macabangen Maindan, municipal election officer of Sultan sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur province, who was killed in an ambush Monday afternoon (Feb. 13, 2023) in Lambayong town, Sultan Kudarat province. Investigation into the incident is still going on. (Photo courtesy of Lambayong MPS)
COTABATO CITY – A municipal election officer in Maguindanao del Sur died in an ambush Monday in Lambayong town, Sultan Kudarat province, police said.
Capt. Jetro Doligas, Lambayong municipal police chief, said Haviv Macabangen Maindan, municipal election officer of Sultan sa Barongis in Maguindanao del Sur province, was driving his vehicle when ambushed in Barangay Pingguiaman, Lambayong, by motorcycle-riding gunmen at around 2 p.m.
“He was going home on board his silver gray Toyota Fortuner (LFX-553) going to Lambayong from his office in Sultan sa Barongis when fired upon,” Doligas said in a radio interview, adding that the victim died on the spot.
He said the victim’s vehicle then swerved towards a swampy section of the roadside just beside an irrigation canal following the ambush.
Sultan sa Barongis Mayor Allandatu Angas said he was saddened by the death of the election official, whom he described as a dedicated servant.
Doligas said the investigation is still ongoing. (PNA)
