Reelected Town Councilor in Maguindanao Del Sur Shot Dead

Reelected town councilor in Maguindanao del Sur shot dead

A lone attacker shot dead a Moro municipal councilor, who was reelected during the May 12 elections, in a gun attack in the town proper of Datu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur on Wednesday, May 28.

Gunman kills councilor-elect in Maguindanao del Sur

COTABATO CITY, Philippines – A councilor-elect was shot dead in broad daylight in Maguindanao del Sur on Wednesday, the latest in a series of violent incidents following the May 12 elections. Thong Mamasalanao Asim, 56, a newly elected municipal councilor of Datu Piang town, was declared dead on arrival at a local hospital after being gunned down around 3 pm near his home in Barangay Poblacion, police said. According to an initial report by the …

Cops hunt killers of reelected Maguindanao Sur town dad

By Edwin Fernandez (Photo from Datu Piang Municipal Councilor-elect Thong Asim’s Facebook page) COTABATO CITY – Police authorities in Maguindanao del Sur, backed by soldiers, have launched a manhunt against two assailants who fatally shot a reelected town councilor in Datu Piang on Wednesday, an official said Thursday. The Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) said Councilor-elect Thong Mamasalanao Asim, 56, an agricultur…

Councilor shot dead in Maguindanao del Sur

Photo from the FB page of Thong Asim COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 29 May) – A councilor who was reelected in the May 12 elections was gunned down in Barangay Poblacion, Datu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur. Thong Mamasalanao Asim, 56, who was a member of the United Bangsamoro Justice Party, was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital around 3 p.m. Wednesday. According to a report from the Datu Piang Municipal Police Station to the Police Regional Of…