Governor hurt, 3 aides killed in ambush; PNP suspends permit to carry firearms in in anao pro inces

FORT DEL PILAR, BAGUIO CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) suspended the “Permit To Carry Firearms Outside of Residence” (PTCFOR) in three Mindanao provinces after the ambush of Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal Alonto-Adiong Jr. that killed three of his escorts in Maguing town on Friday.

PNP chief, Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr., said the suspension of the PTCFOR will cover Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, and 63 barangays ng North Cotabato, which are under the BARMM (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

Azurin updated meadia on Adiong’s ambush on the sidelines of the Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association Homecoming in Baguio City.

He said the suspension of the PTCFOR is needed considering the series of crimes in these areas and to prevent the escalation of crime or shooting incidents after the ambush.

An initial motive being looked into for the ambush is “rido” or clan feuds, but other angles are being considered, Azurin said.

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. condemned the ambush incident that wounded Adiong.

“Agad akong nagbigay ng direktiba sa PNP na magsagawa ng manhunt operations upang agad na mahuli ang mga suspek sa insidenteng ito (I immediately issued a directive to the PNP to conduct man-

Kaliwa Dam project delay averted as Rizal, Quezon IPs get P160-M aid

MANILA – Construction of the P12.2billion Kaliwa dam in Rizal and Quezon provinces that will provide additional potable water to Metro Manila will continue without further delay.

This as leaders of Dumagat-Remontado indigenous groups in Rizal and Quezon provinces received over P160 million worth of “disturbance fees” for the construction of the da , officially called the New Centennial Water Source-Kaliwa Dam Project (NCWS-KDP).

Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) administrator Leonor Cleofas said that through the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), each indigenous people organization (IPO) of Tanay and General Nakar got P80 million in disturbance fees under the memorandum of agreement (MOA).

Cleofas said the NCIP will supervise the implementation of the livelihood programs and projects of these IPOs.

hunt operations to immediately catch the suspects in this incident),” Abalos said in a statement.

He commiserated with the families of the victims and assured that the entire police force of Lanao del Sur and its neighboring areas are tracking down the culprits.

He also ordered the PNP to coordinate with the military units on the ground in hunting down the suspects and finding out the otive ehind the a ush