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SURRENDER. Maja Misal, 21, (left) an Abu Sayyaf member, hands over a Carbine rifle to Col. Romeo Racadio, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Tawi-Tawi commander, as Col. Bonard Briton, Tawi-Tawi police director (right), looks on. Misal surrendered on Monday (Oct. 11, 2021) to JTF-Tawi-Tawi troops in Bongao town. (Photo courtesy of JTF-Tawi-Tawi) ZAMBOANGA CITY - A young member of the Sulu-based Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) has surrendered in Tawi-Tawi, bringing the number of bandits who yielded in the province this year to four, the military announced Tuesday. Col. Romeo Racadio, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Tawi-Tawi commander, identified the ASG surrenderer as Maja Misal, 21, who carries the aliases "Abu Madz" and "Abu Mitz". In a statement, Racadio said Misal, whose father was also an ASG member, surrendered to his personnel in Bongao town on Monday and turned over a Carbine rifle with ammunition. He said Misal joined the ASG at the age of 17, but kept out of sight and transferred to Ba ....