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4 BIFF fighters surrender, yield guns in Maguindanao del Sur
COTABATO CITY – Four members of the outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have surrendered along with their firearms, embracing peace under the government’s “Balik-Loob Program” in Maguindanao del Sur. Lt. Col. Williard Maquida, commander of the Army’s 34th Infantry Battalion, presented the Islamic extrem

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