Two more deadly gun attacks rocked the troubled Pikit town in Cotabato province Thursday, the latest in an unending spate of violent incidents in the area.
HEIGHTENED ALERT. A uniformed police officer inspects one of the Mindanao Star Bus units in Pikit, North Cotabato on Thursday (Jan. 13, 2022) following the bombing of another bus Tuesday that killed a 5-year-old boy on Tuesday (Jan. 11, 2022). The provincial police office has also placed maximum safety measures across North Cotabato to protect civilians. (Photo courtesy of North Cotabato PPO) PIKIT, North Cotabato - Police authorities have intensified their campaign against lawlessness and terrorism here and nearby towns after separate attacks in the towns of Aleosan and Pikit earlier this week. Lt. Col. Bernard Tayong, North Cotabato police spokesperson, said Thursday maximum safety measures are in place to prevent similar attacks in the province. Tayong said extortion is eyed as the possible motive in the bombing of Mindanao Star bus on Tuesday that killed a 5-year-old boy and injured six others, including other children aged 5-months-old and 3-year-old in Aleosan, North Cotabato. On