11 BIFF rebels surrender, yield weapons in Maguindanao del Sur

COTABATO CITY — Claiming they would like to live peacefully with their families, 11 members of a local terrorist group surrendered to police and local authorities on Wednesday, turning over their firearms, police said. Col. John Michael Mangahis, Maguindanao del Sur police provincial director, said the surrenderers were presented during a peace and reintegration ceremony