Three days before the historic first BARMM Parliamentary election, gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on the Lamitan City home of Dr. Rima Hasan, a candidate for that very parliament, wounding her son-in-law and an innocent bystander. The attack arrives at a moment when the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao stands at a fragile democratic threshold, and the question of whether violence will shadow its first legislative vote remains unanswered. As investigators search for motive and identity, the shooting reminds us that the path toward self-governance is rarely free of those who w
Gunmen attack BARMM candidate's home in Basilan, wound two
At least two people were wounded in the shooting: Dr Hasan's son-in-law Halid Dompol Mujaril and a male bystander hit by stray fire.