Nephew of rocket attack survivor mayor killed in ambushLocal officials and the police are cooperating in putting a closure to the ambush incident in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur that left a scion of a big ethnic Maguindanaon clan dead and hurt two others, now both in a hospital. COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Gunmen killed in an ambush on Tuesday morning, February 17, the nephew of the mayor of Shariff Aguak, whose vehicle was shot with a B40 anti-tank rocket and assault rifles last month by three ambushers, which went viral on Facebook and in mainstream media. Datu Yasser and Bangen were both wounded in the incident, now confined to a hospital, according to officials of the Datu Saudi Ampatuan Municipal Police Station. Their assailants managed to escape before responding policemen and soldiers from a nearby roadside detachment could reach the scene. Two of his security escorts sustained superficial wounds caused by the rocket explosion.

Source: Philippine Star February 17, 2026 09:34 UTC