IN BRIEF

Nueva Vizcaya Gov. Carlos Padilla dies, 78

trooper were reportedly hurt during the exchange of gunfire.

The CIDG said Gandawali was heavily armed, and they found various firearms, suspected shabu, and drug paraphernalia after the shootout.

was killed during the hot pursuit operations conducted by the police on February 17 to 19.

NUEVA Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla died on Friday morning. He was 78. Padilla succumbed to a heart attack at the age of 78, leaving behind his wife Ruth and children Carlos “Jojo” II, Ruthie Maye and Carlo Paolo.

down Gandawali who was listed by the police as the most wanted person in Lanao del Sur, and the 4th most wanted in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

A barangay chairman and an Army

Adiong was in a convoy in Kalilangan, Bukidnon when they were fired upon, killing four of his companions. The fatalities were identified as PSSgt. Mohammed Jurai Adiong, 40; PCpls. Johanie Lawi Sumandar, 39, and Jalil Ampuan Cosain, 40, and a driver only known as ‘Kobi’. Adiong and two of his staff were also injured in the attack. A suspect identified only as “Otin”

Police said Gandawali was also involved in the ambush-murder of five Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agents in October 2018.

He added that the Gandawali was a notorious leader of a criminal gang operating in Lanao del Sur and nearby provinces, and other criminal activities such as gun-for-hire, gunrunning, and robbery hold up.

Gandawala and his group were also known as alleged financiers and supporters of extremist rebels in the region.