Six Presidential Guards of President Rodrigo Duterte were wounded in an ambush in Brgy Matampay Marawi, Lanao del Sur on Tuesday, a day before President Duterte’s visit in the province.
Reports said that two of the member of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) was in a critical condition in the attack in Marawi.
The wounded Presidential Guards have been rescued and brought to the Army’s 103rd Brigade headquarters in Marawi.
The people behind the attack is still not identified, but there’s a possibility that the Maute Terror Group who pledged their allegiance with the Islamic State was behind the ambush.
The Maute Terror Group is currently attacked by the Philippine Army in Butig.
There’s still no updates if President Duterte would still go to Marawi City despite of the ambush.
UPDATE: Armed Forces of the Philippines confirmed that six Presidential Security Group personel and two security escorts from the Military were wounded by an improvised explosive device (IED) while on their way to the headquarters of the 103rd Infantry Brigade.
Brigader General Restituto Padilla, the AFP’s spokesman told radio DZMM that they recommended to postpone the visit of President Duterte to ensure their commander-in-chief’s securty
