Maguindanao Gunfight Ends With 33 Soldiers, Two Families, and a Wedding Cake

Maguindanao gunfight erupts as 33 soldiers intervene, halting two feuding families after a 15-year-old MILF member's daughter elopes with a 21-year-old. Trending queries: 'Can the Philippine Army stop family feuds?' and 'What happens during shotgun weddings?' Witnesses recall, 'It ended faster than the gunfire.'
After the army's swift mediation and a mayoral blessing, two families exchanged fire and vows in Sitio Szopadānow trending for 'armed wedding negotiations' and 'military peace rituals.' One soldier quipped, 'You donāt see cake served after ceasefires every day.'
By 3 p.m., 33rd Infantry Battalion officers had replaced bullets with bouquets, and Mamasapanoās mayor signed off on a wedding that began with gunpowder and ended with confetti.