WATCH | Gipabuthan og Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) ang itom nga Land Cruiser ni Mayor Akmad Mitra Ampatuan samtang pauli na kini sa iyang balay sa Brgy. Poblacion, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, January 25, 2026 sa buntag. Sa nakuha nga footage, makita ang grabeng pagbusikad ug pagpaulan og bala gikan sa mga high-powered firearms. Swerteng luwas ang Mayor, apan duha ka escort niini, lakip ang usa ka sundalo, ang naangol. Samtang, tulo ka mga lalaki nga gituohang mga suspek ang nakit-ang p

A viral video shows the moment a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) is fired at the convoy of a local mayor in the southern Philippines, striking his armoured vehicle and causing an explosion as the convoy moves on. Authorities later confirmed it was an assassination attempt, with the mayor surviving the attack. | The Fatu Network

Mayor Akmad Mitra Ampatuan Survives RPG Ambush in Maguindanao del Sur SHARIFF AGUAK, MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR — In the early hours of Sunday, January 25, 2026, an armed group launched a rocket-propelled grenade attack against the convoy of Mayor Akmad Mitra Ampatuan as he was returning from town, authorities confirmed. Attack and RPG Use At approximately 6:30 a.m., a group of unidentified gunmen traveling in a white minivan ambushed the mayor’s two-vehicle convoy in Barangay Poblacion, Shariff Aguak.