CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao – A wanted intelligence officer of the communist terrorist group (CTG) was killed in a law enforcement operation orchestrated by 5th
Published April 22, 2021, 10:00 AM
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – The principal suspect in the 2018 twin bombings in Sultan Kudarat province yielded to authorities Wednesday through the intervention of the local government of Ampatuan, Maguindanao.
YIELDING BOMBER. The mug shot of Norton Saptula, principal suspect in the 2018 twin bombings in Isulan town of Sultan Kudarat province who voluntarily surrendered to authorities on Wednesday April 21. (Photo courtesy of Ampatuan MPS)
Brig. Gen. Eden Ugale, director of the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, identified the suspect as Norton S. Saptula alias Jihad who voluntarily surrendered to authorities from his hideout in Barangay Poblacion, Ampatuan town.
Published April 22, 2021, 4:08 PM
ILIGAN CITY ‒ The Umpa Bangcola family scored a victory in its legal battle with its chief political rival when former Salvador, Lanao del Norte Mayor Johnny Tawan-tawan was arrested at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City last April 1, Maundy Thursday.
It took five years for the family to get justice over the death of the family matriarch, but for them, they said, it was worth the wait.
In a press conference Saturday, Abdul Nasser “Bebot” Umpa Bangcola said the family got a sigh of relief following the arrest of Tawan-tawan. Tawan-tawan is now under hospital arrest after he tested COVID-19 positive apart from having a heart problem.