More than 6,000 residents of Maimbung, Sulu who were evacuated for their safety during a deadly shootout over the weekend are now being sent home, the governor said.
According to Jun Veneracion's report on "24 Oras" on Monday, Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan said that some of the evacuees have started returning home. "Nagbabalikan na 'yung mga community, walang problema 'yan," he said. "'Yung iba ang gusto nila diyan na lang sila sa center para libre lahat pero papauwiin na namin lahat."
Mudjasan, who is still at large, is suspected to be a leader of the Moro National Liberation Front . He is wanted on murder charges and the government also has a warrant to search his premises for firearms and explosives. Authorities"That’s why we are calling [on] the province of Sulu, especially sa municipal of Maimbung, na mapagmatyag," said AFP Western Mindanao Command spokesperson Major Andrew Linao.
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