Aspiring councilor, 2 others ambushed in Zamboanga del Sur town

Aspiring councilor, 2 others ambushed in Zamboanga del Sur town

INQUIRER FILES PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — A candidate for Sangguniang Bayan member in Pitogo town, Zamboanga del Sur, and two companions were wounded in an ambush on Tuesday night. Pitogo Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office Richard Aliserat said the incident happened at 8:30 p.m. in Barangay Upper Panikian in Pitogo. He identified one of the victims as Falconeri Buton, village chief of Upper Panikian who is running fo…

Zambo Sur ambush injures town council candidate

By Teofilo Garcia, Jr. Google map of Pitogo town, Zamboanga del Sur.  ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities have launched a manhunt after assailants ambushed and injured a municipal council aspirant and two of his supporters in Pitogo, Zamboanga del Sur province, police said Wednesday. Col. Bonifacio Arañas, Zamboanga del Sur police director, said he has alerted police forces in neighboring towns to conduct a dragnet operation. The victims were identifie…