COTABATO CITY: Twelve members, including a sub-leader and a deputy leader, of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) decided to abandon their armed struggle and return to the fold of the law in Maguindanao on Wednesday morning, March 30.

'Based on the report from the ground, Anwar Pegas, a sub-leader of the BIFF-Karialan Faction; Zukarno Sailila, his deputy; and 10 of their followers voluntarily surrendered to Lt. Col. Edwin Alburo, commanding officer of the 40th Infantry Battalion (40IB),' Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr., commander of Western Mindanao Command, said.