BusinessWorld May 9, 2021 | 7:52 pm Children on the move to safer ground in Datu Paglas town in Maguindanao on May 8, 2021. â 601ST INFANTRY UNIFIER BRIGADE THERE were no civilian or military casualties in Saturdayâs encounter between government forces and members of an extremist group in a commercial area of Datu Paglas town in Maguindanao, according to the countryâs military chief. An estimated 20 members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF)Â attempted but failed to occupy the townâs public market located along the national highway, according to Armed Forces of the Philippinesâ Chief of Staff Cirilito E. Sobejana. The BIFF is a breakaway group from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) that signed a peace deal with the government and are currently at the forefront of the new autonomous region in Mindanao.