2 soldiers slain in Maguindanao del Norte gun attack

Inquirer.net - Sep 24, 2026

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — Two soldiers of the Army’s 7th Infantry Battalion were killed in an early evening ambush in Maguindanao del Norte on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Capt. Steffi Salanguit, spokesperson of Police Regional Office-Bangasmoro Autonomous Region, citing police reports from Maguindanao del Norte police provincial office, identified the victims as Private First Class Jobert

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