A leader of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and his son were killed in an ambush by unidentified gunmen in Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on Monday.
Abusama Agao and his son, Norodin, were in a tricycle with another family member, Jahara, when the gunmen waylaid them in Barangay Kapinpilan.
Agao and Norodin, kagawad and watchman in the nearby Barangay Matagabong, respectively, died instantly from gunshot wounds in the body.
Jahara was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The assailants fled on separate motorcycles. Probers have yet to determine the motive for the attack.