10 more Dawlah, BIFF terrorists surrender in Maguindanao del SurThe weapons of the 10 terrorists who surrendered on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, are now in the custody of the Army's 10th Infantry Battalion. COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Ten more remnants of the now defunct allies Dawlah Islamiya and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters pledged allegiance to the government before local executives and Army officials in Datu Saudi Ampatuan in Maguindanao del Sur on Tuesday, February 10. Our having joined these terror groups did not do us any good,” Ansar said in Filipino, in a heavy Maguindanaon accent. Gen. Edgar Catu of the 601st Infantry Brigade separately told reporters on Wednesday that the 10 terrorists agreed to surrender through the joint intercession of the local executives in Maguindanao del Sur, among them Datu Saudi Mayor Basir Utto, and officials of the 90th IB led by its commanding officer, Lt. Col. Loqui Marco. Units of the 6th ID, Utto and his constituent-barangay officials and traditional Moro leaders had worked out, via backchannel dialogues, the surrender in batches of 147 Dawlah Islamiya and BIFF members since July 2025.

Source: Philippine Star February 11, 2026 11:37 UTC