Retired Army colonel slain in Cotabato town ambush

MATALAM, COTABATO, Philippines — Matalam Mayor Oscar Valdevieso has condemned the ambush of retired Colonel Leonardo Songcayo on Friday and offered P500,000 in cash reward for any information that would help the police identify, arrest, and prosecute the perpetrators. Unidentified men armed with assault rifles ambushed Songcayo, 60, in Barangay Kidama here at past noon on Friday.