Ex-Police Major, Companion Shot Dead in Maguindanao Del Sur Ambush

Ex-police major, companion shot dead in Maguindanao del Sur ambush

A retired police major with a long history in peacebuilding, along with his companion, was killed in an ambush in Barangay Pagagawan, Datu Montawal, Maguindanao del Sur, on Tuesday afternoon, March 3.

Retired police officer, companion killed in Maguindanao shooting

COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 4 March) — A retired police officer and his companion were killed in a shooting incident in Datu Montawal municipality in Maguindanao del Sur Tuesday afternoon. Datu Montawal, Maguindanao del Sur. Map courtesy of Google A spot report provided by Capt. Steffi Salanguit, spokesperson of the Police Regional office of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR), identified the fatalities as Maj. Elias Dandan (Ret.), a long …

Hunt on for suspects in ambush of retired police major

By Edwin Fernandez CRIME SCENE. Civilians record on video an ambush site in Datu Montawal, Maguindanao del Sur on Tuesday (March 3, 2026). A retired police major and his companion were killed by two men on a motorbike. (Photo courtesy of DXND Radyo Bida) DATU MONTAWAL, Maguindanao del Sur – Police are hunting two persons of interest in the daylight ambush that killed a retired police major and his companion along the national highway here Tuesda…