Published on January 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM by Edgar NaithaMayor Akmad Ampatuan of Shariff Aguak in Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines, survived an assassination attempt on Sunday morning after his armored vehicle withstood a grenade attack by armed suspects. The mayor was inside his bulletproof vehicle at the time and escaped unharmed, although his backup pickup truck was hit by bullets. Two of his security escorts sustained non-life-threatening injuries and are receiving treatment at the Bangsamoro Regional and Medical Center. Authorities say this was the fourth attack targeting Ampatuan, following previous incidents in 2010, 2014, and 2019. 🇵🇭 The mayor of a small town in the Philippines survived an RPG attack on his vehicle Heavily armed attackers ambushed the convoy of Shariff Aguak Mayor Akmad Mitra Ampatuan.