By Edith Regalado
Philippine Star
Residents here have expressed fear that the violence in Maguindanao that resulted in the gruesome killing last Monday of more than 40 people would spill over to this city since the families of the feuding Ampatuan and Mangudadatu clans have settled here.
Relatives of the Ampatuan patriarch, Maguindanao Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr., have established residence in several posh subdivisions while with the Mangundadatus have also built houses in several high-end villages in this city.
Children of the Ampatuan and Mangudadatu families have been studying in leading schools in Davao for the past years.
The killing of 45 people, including the wife of Vice Mayor Ibrahim “Toto†Mangudadatu of Buluan, Maguindanao and two of his sisters, two female lawyers and 13 journalists who covered the supposed filing of certificate of candidacy has drawn widespread outrage.
The Mangudadatus have blamed the Ampatuans for the incident, specifically Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. of Datu Unsay, Maguindanao as one of the leaders of 100 armed men who kidnapped Mangudadatu’s supporters.
Residents in Davao fear that violence would escalate when the Mangudadatu clan retaliates and attacks the members of the Ampatuan clan to revive the rido or clan war.
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said that both the military-led Task Force Davao and the Davao City police were ordered to secure the city following the outbreak of violence in Maguindanao.
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