Civilians flee as firefight breaks out in BARMM town

COTABATO CITY — A firefight involving gunmen in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao-Special Geographic Area (BARMM-SGA) town of Kadayangan at 9 p.m. on Thursday sent civilians fleeing to safer grounds, officials said Friday. The firefight occurred in Barangay Malingao, Kadayangan, the same village where a drug-related gun attack occurred that left four dead