Two municipal councilors of Maguindanao del Sur province survived an ambush that killed their companion, police said.
Lt. Col. Jopy Ventura, spokesperson of Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR), said the ambush happened around 3:45 p.m. on Thursday in front of the Barangay Hall of Tuka village in Mamasapano town.
Ventura identified the fatality as Samsudin Manib, 25, while those hurt were Sultan sa Barongis municipal councilors Montasir Dimalido and Abdulmanap Biang.
Ventura said the three were going home from Cotabato City on board a Toyota Innova (license plate NCA 3240) driven by Dimalido when they were ambushed by still unidentified gunmen.
Dimalido and Biang are now recuperating in a local hospital under heavy security while the remains of the lone fatality was turned over to his family.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack as police, backed by soldiers, continue their follow-up operation