SHARIFF AGUAK, Dec. 15 -- A suspect in the school principal's killing in Maguindanao del Sur in June this year was killed during a police and military operation in the province's Datu Abdullah Sangki town on Sunday, military officials confirmed.

Slain after resisting arrest was Norodin Andig, who had warrants of arrest for multiple murder and attempted murder.

"Andig, a resident of Rajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur, opened fire on approaching lawmen during the operation, triggering a brief firefight," Brig. Gen. Edgar Catu, commander of the Army's 601st Infantry Brigade, said in a report Monday.

Andig was linked to the murder of Alamansa Ambiton, principal of Sapakan Central Elementary School on June 10, 2025 in Barangay Sapakan, Rajah...