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Court orders arrest of 12 suspects in RPG attack on Maguindanao mayor
A Regional Trial Court in Iligan City has issued arrest warrants for 12 individuals linked to a January 2026 rocket-propelled grenade attack on Shariff Aguak Mayor Datu Akmad Ampatuan. The court denied bail for all suspects in the case.
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A Regional Trial Court in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, has ordered the arrest of 12 individuals in connection with the January 25, 2026 rocket-propelled grenade attack on Shariff Aguak Mayor Datu Akmad "Mitra" B. Ampatuan.
Presiding Judge Alberto Pantonial Quinto of RTC Tenth Judicial Region Branch 1 in Iligan City issued the arrest warrant, denying bail for all suspects in the high-profile case. The decision marks a significant development in the investigation into the attack on the Maguindanao official.
The RPG assault on Mayor Ampatuan occurred in January 2026 in Shariff Aguak, a municipality in Maguindanao province in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The attack represented a serious security incident in the region.
The court's no-bail order indicates the judge determined sufficient evidence exists to hold the suspects without bond pending further proceedings. The case continues to receive attention from law enforcement and judicial authorities in the Tenth Judicial Region.