Lanao del Sur village exec slain, companion wounded in daylight ambush
The Toyota Fortuner of Binhar Jalambre Alon Hawad, 25, chairperson of Barangay Baraas in Picong, Lanao del Sur, was peppered with bullets after a daylight ambush in Barangay Montay, Malabang, Lanao del Sur on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Photos courtesy of Malabang Municipal Police
CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao del Norte (April 9) – A village chairperson in Lanao del Sur was killed and his companion was injured in an ambush by still unidentified gunmen this morning in Barangay Montay, Malabang, Lanao del Sur, police said.
Lt. Colonel Jopy Ventura, spokesperson of Police Regional Office in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR), identified the victim as Binhar Jalambre Alon Hawad, 25, chairperson of Barangay Baraas in Picong, Lanao del Sur.
Injured was Norhan Comilao Sarip, 20, single and a resident of Barangay Baraas, Malabang, Lanao del Sur.
Ventura said the ambush occurred at 9:56 a.m. in a remote area of Barangay Montay.
The Malabang municipal police found the victims inside the black Toyota Fortuner and rushed them to the Montaner district hospital in Barangay Mable, where the Hawad was pronounced dead.
The Toyota Fortuner of Binhar Jalambre Alon Hawad, 25, chairperson of Barangay Baraas in Picong, Lanao del Sur, was peppered with bullets after a daylight ambush in Barangay Montay, Malabang, Lanao del Sur on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Photos courtesy of Malabang Municipal Police.
“They were heading to Barangay Bacyawan, Malabang to attend a graduation ceremony,” police said in a report.
Five unidentified suspects opened fire, hitting Hawad who was driving the vehicle as the victims exited the diversion road in Barangay Montay.
Hawad sustained multiple gunshot wounds in different parts of his body while his companion sustained injuries on his legs, police said.
Scene of the Crime Operatives found empty shells for caliber 5.56.
Police said the victim’s body was already claimed by his immediate family for proper disposition.
