6 more BIFF bomb-makers yield to ArmyThe six members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Liberation Front yielded assault rifles and a grenade launcher to the Army’s 34th Infantry Battalion. Major Gen. Alex Rillera, commander of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, Saturday the six BIFF members agreed to surrender through the backdoor intercession of officials of the Army’s 34 Infantry Battalion and Brig. The six surrenderees had confessed to their having fabricated IEDs that the BIFF had used in recent bombings in central Mindanao. Rillera said Midsayap Mayor Rolly Sacdalan had assured to help reintroduce the six erstwhile BIFF terrorists to mainstream society. A total of 289 BIFF members had surrendered to units of the 6th ID in different towns in the provinces of Cotabato, South Cotabato, Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani since 2022.

Source: Philippine Star April 22, 2023 09:45 UTC