Lanao del Sur bet for town council, pal slain in gun attack on voting day

Lanao del Sur town councilor bet, 1 other killed in shooting

A candidate for municipal councilor and a barangay chairman's brother were killed in a shooting incident in Barangay Rinabor, Bayang, Lanao del Sur on Election Day, Monday, according to the police.

Lanao del Sur candidate, aide shot dead while heading to vote

COTABATO CITY – A municipal council candidate and his aide were gunned down Monday morning while walking to cast their votes in Bayang, Lanao del Sur, police confirmed.Afganie Balt Taha, a town council aspirant, and supporter Walid Balt Taha – a relative and brother of a barangay official – were ambushed around 8 a.m. in Barangay Rinabor."They were heading to Mauyag Papandayan National High School polling precinct when attacked," said Bayang pol…

Lanao del Sur bet for town council, pal slain in gun attack on voting day

Follow our 2025 Election Live Updates here. MARAWI CITY — A candidate for a municipal council seat of Bayang town, Lanao del Sur and his brother were killed in an attack by still unidentified gunmen on Monday morning. Capt. Edmundo R. Nabor, Bayang police chief, identified the first fatality as Afganie Balt Taha, 38, who was seeking a seat in the municipal council. The second fatality is Walid Balt Taha, 35, village chief of Barangay Sumbag in B…

3 killed in Lanao del Sur electoral violence

A commotion between supporters of two mayoralty candidates resulted to the death of Arafat Harin Iskak in Barangay Madaya, Maguing town in Lanao del Sur on 12 May 2025, according to Maj. Salahuddin Bashir, provincial police spokesperson. Photo courtesy of LDS-PPO MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 12 May) – At least three persons were killed in separate incidents of electoral violence in Lanao del Sur on Monday, authorities said. The killings happened as …

3 killed in separate election day incidents in Lanao del Sur

THREE people were killed in separate incidents in Lanao del Sur on Monday, election day, according to the Lanao del Sur Provincial Police Office (LDSPPO). SLAIN. Arafat Iskak, a resident of Pikit, Cotabato, was stabbed to death with seven wounds near the municipal hall in Madaya, Maguing, on Monday morning, May 12. The Lanao del Sur Provincial Police Office has yet to determine if the killing was election-related. Photo courtesy of the Lanao de…