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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/4 July 2026)— Army troops were deployed to protect students across four hinterland schools amid a brewing tribal war in San Fernando, Bukidnon. Barangay officials ordered the suspension of classes after armed individuals from neighboring town of Talaingod, Davao del Norte declared a pangayaw (also known as magahat), a traditional tribal retaliatory conflict. Jofrey Catanus of the San Fernando Emergency Operations Center said four public schools in Barangay Dao were affected: Dao Integrated School, Kirangel, Kirangel Tunghaanan Te Katalonan, and the Kawayan Class Extension. Catanus said the conflict erupted after the wife of a tribal member eloped with a man from a rival family. “Our officials are taking the declaration of a pangayaw seriously and have implemented measures to protect our residents, especially the school children,” Catanus said. Dao Barangay Captain Jezel Bacleran told reporters he ordered the suspension of classes last...