5 BIFF members yield, denounce extremism
Infographics courtesy of Sultan Kudarat Provincial Police Office ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat - Five members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have surrendered over the weekend and pledged allegiance to the government, police said Monday. Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, director of the Police Regional Office for the Soccsksargen Region (PRO-12), said the surrender of the BIFF batch on Sunday came after weeks of backdoor negotiations with the Sultan Kudarat police, the Army's 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade, and intelligence units. "They turned in their firearms and explosives,&q...