Two warring families in Lanao agree to a truce

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Two warring families in Lanao del Sur involved in rido (clan war) have agreed to a truce after members of their families were killed last week.

Five members of the Capal family, which hails from Barangay Linao in Bayang town, died after clashing with members of Macugar-Dimakuta family last Friday.

On the other hand, the Macugar-Dimakuta family, which hails from Lumbaca-Unayan town, lost three members.

Three members of the Capal family were wounded, while the Macugar-Dimakutas had four of its members injured.

The two families agreed on a truce that will last until the end of Ramadan.

In the agreement, which was facilitated by government officials and religious leaders, the families promised not to step foot in the other side's turf while the ceasefire is ongoing.

The hostilities broke out last Friday after members of the warring clans had an encounter in a mosque in Barangay Linao. Violence continued the following day after some 14 houses belonging to the Macugar-Dimakuta family were burned down.

Colonel Glenn Macasero, commanding officer of the 103rd Army Brigade, said the long-standing feud between the two clans was rekindled in the last election when Hadji Pais Kebab, a member of the Capal family, lost in the vice-mayoralty race.

The police are urging the two warring clans to press charges against each other instead of taking the law into their hands. Iligan