COTABATO CITY: Authorities have launched a manhunt for two suspects who fatally shot a police intelligence officer in the parking area of City Mall of Cotabato on Sunday night. Lt. Col. Jopy Ventura, spokesperson for the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR), identified the victim as M/Sgt. John Manuel Bongcawil, assigned to the police regional office in Parang, Maguindanao del Norte. According to Philippines News Agency, initial investigations revealed that Bongcawil was with his family in the parking area around 7 p.m. when two armed men opened fire. The assailants fled on a motorcycle after the attack. Bongcawil sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the head and body, while his family members were unharmed during the incident. Concerned citizens rushed the officer to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Brig. Gen. Romeo Macapaz, director of PRO-BAR, directed the Cotabato City Police Office and vowed justice for the slain officer. Authorities continue to pursu e the suspects in an effort to bring them to justice.