COTABATO CITY, Oct. 23 -- Authorities here are pursuing the killers of two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel after an ambush in this city around noon Thursday.

Capt. Steffi Salanguit, spokesperson for the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR), identified the victims as Seaman 2nd Class Reniel Agpalo of Nueva Ecija and Apprentice Seaman Louther John Vitor of Butuan City, both assigned to the PCG Cotabato City Station.

A third occupant of their vehicle, Lt. Commander John Paul Cabarrubias, chief of the PCG Cotabato City Station, escaped the ambush unscathed.

"The PCG men aboard the multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) were fired upon by two gunmen on a motorbike along Roman Vilo St., Poblacion 6, and Agpalo and Vitor...