RIGHT MOVE. Seok Panday, a 35-year-old member of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters-Kagui Karialan faction operating in the borders of North Cotabato and Maguindanao provinces, turns over his M16 rifle to Mayor Romeo Arana in Midsayap, North Cotabato during his surrender on Thursday (Jan. 6, 2022). Looking on are Lt. Colonel Edgardo Vilchez Jr. (right), commander of the Army's 34th Infantry Battalion, and other military officials. (Photo courtesy of 34IB) MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato - A member of the extremist Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) operating in the borders of North Cotabato and Maguindanao has decided to surrender Thursday to be with his family once more. "I surrendered because I want to live normally and be with my family this new year," said Seok Panday, 35, a member of the BIFF - Kagui Karialan faction. Panday yielded to Lt. Colonel Edgardo Vilchez Jr, commander of the Army's 34th Infantry Battalion (IB), based in Barangay Salunayan of this t
RIGHT CHOICE. Former Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) bandits listen as Colonel Jovencio Gonzales, commander of 602nd Army Brigade, presented them Tuesday (Nov. 23) to Midsayap town officials in North Cotabato following their surrender to the Army's 34th Infantry Battalion in the area. The surrendering BIFF batch also turned in four high-powered firearms. (Photo courtesy of 34IB) MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato - Military authorities in North Cotabato presented here Tuesday four members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) who surrendered to the Army's 34th Infantry Battalion (IB). Colonel Jovencio Gonzales, 602nd Infantry Brigade chief, and Lt. Colonel Edgardo Vilchez Jr., 34th IB commander, presented the four BIFF members to Mayor Romeo Arana during a program held at the 34IB headquarters in Barangay Nabalawag here. "They belonged to the BIFF Kagui Karialan faction, one of three factions of the BIFF operating in Central Mindanao," Gonzales said. Vilc