Bullet holes on the driver鈥檚 side window of vice mayor aspirant Anwar Dimasinsil鈥檚 black Mitsubishi Montero vehicle after they survived an ambush in Buluan town. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO.
COTABATO CITY 鈥� A vice mayoral candidate in Maguindanao del Sur survived an ambush Tuesday around 9 a.m. along the national highway in Buluan town.
Anwar Dimasinsil, 46, candidate for vice mayor of Buluan under the Lakas Christian Democrats party, revealed details of the ambush attempt on his Facebook page.
鈥淲e were ambushed near the provincial capitol, and luckily, nobody was hurt,鈥� Dimasinsil said as he showed the bullet holes on the driver鈥檚 side of his black Mitsubishi Montero vehicle.
His unnamed driver, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, was hit, but the bullet did not penetrate聽his chest.
Dimasinsil said the gunmen were on board a silver sedan vehicle, who sped away immediately after the shooting.
鈥淚 believe this incident is election-related,鈥� he said.