COTABATO CITY — Mayor Frances Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi said she will ignore Tuesday’s historic ceremony when leaders of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will finally assume full control of this city almost a year after its people voted for its inclusion in the expanded autonomous region.
In a statement released to the media, Sayadi said she made the decision two days after receiving threats through text messages from anonymous sources. Sayadi claimed the same threats were also sent to her vice mayor Graham Dumama, city administrator Dr. Danda Juanday and other executives.
“One message in Filipino and in Maguindanaon said that chaos w…
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