By Edwin Fernandez

LUCKY ESCAPE. The vehicle of Buluan, Maguindanao del Sur vice mayoral candidate Anwar Dimasinsil after an ambush Tuesday morning (Feb. 11, 2025). Dimasinsil and his driver were unharmed. (Photo courtesy of Anwar Dimasinsil)

COTABATO CITY – A vice mayoral candidate in Buluan, Maguindanao del Sur escaped an ambush Tuesday morning.

Anwar Dimasinsil, 46, and his driver who was wearing a bulletproof vest were unharmed.

The Buluan Municipal Police Office said a manhunt is underway for the perpetrators of the 9 a.m. attack along the national highway connecting Buluan to President Quirino in Sultan Kudarat province.

Dimasinsil posted a photo of his bullet-riddled vehicle on Facebook.

“Luckily, nobody was hurt,” Dimasinsil said. (PNA)