Brig. Gen. Edgar Catu (center), 601st Infantry Brigade commander, checks one of the rifles as a former BIFF member and other local officials and military personnel look on during surrender rites in Datu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur, on Sunday, June 21, 2026. 601st Infantry Brigade photo
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte — Fourteen members of the Islamic State-inspired Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have surrendered to government authorities, turning over 39 loose firearms, including two 60 mm mortar tubes, in Maguindanao del Sur on Sunday, June 21.
The turnover ceremony was held at the headquarters of the 38th Infantry Battalion (38IB) in Barangay Buayan, Datu Piang, where the firearms were formally presented to Brig. Gen. Edgar Catu, commander of the Army’s 601st Infantry Brigade.
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Lt. Col. Erwin Felongco, 38th IB commanding officer, presented the firearms to Catu as part of the government’s continuing campaign against terrorism and illegal possession of firearms.FEATURED STORIES
