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Report in Philippine News Agency
‘Rido’ displaces 700 families in Maguindanao town
By Noel Punzalan March 31, 2021, 12:39 pm
COTABATO CITY – Some 700 families or 3,500 individuals in Talitay, Maguindanao
evacuated to safer grounds following an ongoing conflict between two warring clans
(rido) in the area.
Lt. Col. John Paul Baldomar, Army’s 6th Infantry Division spokesperson, said on
Wednesday that the affected villagers came from Barangays Pageda and Gadingan of
the municipality.
Members of the joint government–Moro Islamic Liberation Front security team are now
working on the disengagement of armed followers of the conflicting clans, Baldomar
said.
“We are just waiting for the go-signal of the joint security team for us to intervene,” he
added.
He identified the warring clans as those belonging to Talitay Mayor Montasir Sabal as
against the Watamama-Amiril families in the area.
The conflict was triggered by the March 22, 2021 incident where security men of the
mayor allegedly shot dead a 16-year-old family member of the Watamama and another
resident who went fishing at a nearby marshland.
A third victim who survived the incident after getting injured pointed to the men of Sabal
as those behind the shooting.
“The Watamama–Amiril families reportedly have relatives connected with the MILF,
reigniting a long family feud against the Sabals that was already settled,” Baldomar
said.
A fleeing female civilian, identified as Kungan Samama, was hit by a stray bullet during
the firefight, he said.
Various news outlets here had tried to contact the mayor for comments but failed.
(PNA) 
Bangsamoro Government leads ‘Rido’ settlement in Maguindanao

Cotabato City (June 29, 2020) — The four-year long political dispute between two
families in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao was put to rest through a peace pact
signed and agreed by the involved clan leaders on Saturday.
They said ‘Rido’ (clan dispute), which involves Sindatok and Tundok families, was
settled through the initiative of the Bangsamoro Government, represented by its
Executive Secretary Abdulraof Macacua, Provincial Government of Maguindanao, Ad
Hoc Joint Action Group (AHJAG), Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of
Hostilities (CCCH), Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, religious
leaders, and other peace monitoring groups in the BARMM.
“We are thankful for both parties for agreeing to settle their understanding. This also
benefits the civilians who always are the victims of violence due to armed conflict,”
Macacua said.
During the Rido settlement, Sindatok clan was represented by the town’s mayor Datu
Edris “Resty” Sindatok, while the Tundok family was represented by its clan head
Ustadz Wahid Tundok, commander of 118th base command of the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF).
Macacua, who is also the chief of staff of MILF’s armed forces, said the Bangsamoro
Government will do its best to settle such disputes between families in the BARMM,
especially those that involve some members of the MILF.
He also warned all MILF members of the consequences they will face if they violate
such agreement.
“We will be forced to remove them in our organization,” Macacua stressed.
The provincial government of Maguindanao, led by its governor Bai Mariam Sangki
Mangudadatu, who was represented by her husband Sultan Kudarat Governor Suharto
Mangudadatu said that such efforts to end disputes between warring clans is a step
towards achieving a secured and peaceful communities in the province. (Bureau of
Public Information)
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