COTABATO CITY — Violent extremists operating in Maguindanao del Sur surrendered to the military on Tuesday, Feb. 10. “They said that they have realized violent extremism is leading them nowhere, so they decided to lay down their guns and embrace peace,” Lt. Col. Loqui Marco, commanding officer of the Army’s 90th Infantry Battalion, said. The 10 former violent extremists were formally presented by Marco to Brig. Gen. Edgar Catu, commander of the Army’s 601st Infantry Brigade, during the surrender rites at the battalion headquarters in Barangay Kabinge, Datu Saudi Ampatuan Maguindnao del Sur, on Tuesday afternoon. They turned over two […]... Keep on reading: 10 Moro extremists yield, turn in rifles to Army in Maguindanao del Sur