Archive · 30 Jan 2026
Filipino Mayor Survives RPG Attack
A mayor in the Philippines, named Akmad Ampatuan, was in a bulletproof car when someone tried to attack him with a big weapon called an RPG.
This happened in the morning at a gas station.
Two men came out of a white van, one with the RPG and the other with a gun.
They shot the RPG at the mayor's car, but he was not hurt.
The car drove away quickly, and there was smoke behind it.
Two of the mayor's bodyguards were hurt, but they are okay.
People on the internet said it looked like a video game because it was so intense.
The mayor has been in similar dangerous situations before, but he has always survived.
Mayor Akmad Ampatuan survived an RPG attack on his convoy in Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines.
The attack occurred around 6:30 AM on January 25 at a Caltex petrol station.
Two men emerged from a white van, one with an RPG and the other with a gun.
The RPG struck the mayor's bulletproof SUV, but he escaped unharmed.
Two members of the mayor's security detail were injured, but their wounds were not life-threatening.
- Who
- Mayor Akmad Ampatuan and his security detail
- What
- RPG attack on mayor's convoy
- When
- January 25, around 6:30 AM
- Where
- Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines
- Why
- Unknown, motive not specified
- Location
- Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines
- Time of Attack
- 6:30 AM, January 25
- Vehicle Type
- Bulletproof SUV
- Attackers' Vehicle
- White van
- Injuries
- Two security detail members injured, non-life-threatening
- Previous Attempts
- Two previous assassination attempts in past five years