The military and the police in Maguindanao have launched
manhunt against two men riding tandem on a motorbike who executed an off-duty
soldier Wednesday in Datu Montawal town.
Capt. Joann Patinglay, spokesperson of the 6th Infantry
Division, also reiterated the directive of Maj. Gen. Edmundo Pangilinan, 6th ID
chief, for off-duty soldiers to refrain from traveling on motorcycles alone
because they became easy prey for lawless elements.
Inspector Rasul Pandulo, Datu Montawal town police chief,
said Private First Class Hernan Daval of Alpha, 7th Infantry Battalion based in
Pikit town was on his way to the Army headquarters when two men tailed him then
shot him using cal. 45 pistol in Datu Montawal highway.
Pandulo said robbery was ruled out since Daval's back pack
and motorbike as well as his personal belongings were untouched.
He was the second off-duty soldier killed in the 6th ID area
of responsibility since August 20.
Army 2nd Lieutenant Ferdinand Perez of the 7th IB said Daval
told him once that he has been receiving death threats through his mobile
phones. Perez could not say who was threatening his subordinate and for what
reason.
Pandulo said outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
(BIFF) was one of the suspects. The BIFF, after its defeat during Army
offensive early this year, has resorted to "hit and run" attacks on
any military personnel traveling along Maugindanao and North
Cotabato highways.
Senior Supt. Nickson Muksan, Maguindanao police provincial
director, said Datu Montawal police investigators are following up a lead that
could identify the suspects and for filing of appropriate charges.
The killing on Wednesday of a member of the Philippine Army
in Maguindanao was the second this August.
On August 20, Cpl. Angelo Magtubo of the 7th Field Artillery
Battalion, in civilian clothes, was driving his motorcycle on his way to a
nearby store to buy cigarettes when shot at 3 p.m. in Barangay Nabalawag,
Midsayap, North Cotabato .
At least a dozen soldiers have been liquidated by suspected
BIFF hit men in Maguindanao since January this year.
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