Mayor Sumulong Sultan signed Executive Order No. 3 on Tuesday, suspending classes in private and public schools at all levels across Pikit from Wednesday to Friday as the local government tries to find solutions to peace and order concerns in the town.
The attack happened in Barangay Gli-Gli, about 10 kilometers from the town center.
Guiamalon’s parents immediately claimed his remains from the hospital and buried him according to Islamic rites. “ is due to the series of killings and shooting incidents that has been happening in Pikit,” said Sultan. He was scheduled to convene the municipal peace and order council on Wednesday to address the problem.By the local media’s count alone, Guiamalon’s death has brought to 30 the number of people killed in a series of gun attacks in Pikit since September 2022, considered the height of the killings which started as early as January last year.
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