5 more BIFF members surrender in Maguindanao del NorteThe leader of the five members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters who surrendered on Friday, February 13, 2026, first turned over a long-range bolt-action sniper rifle to officials before he and his companions renounced their membership with the group. COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Five more members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, two of them experts in fabrication of home-made bombs, surrendered in Maguindanao del Norte on Friday, February 13, and vowed to help convince remnants of the now non-functional terror group to return to the fold of law. The five BIFF members pledged allegiance to the government during a surrender rite in Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao del Norte, in the presence of Mayor Shameem Mastura and police officials. "We will help the police and military convince our few remaining companions to come out and surrender for them to get reunited with their families," one of the five BIFF members, Mohammad Samron Tasil, told reporters after the event, held at the office of Mastura in Sultan Kudarat. The five BIFF members first turned in a rocket launcher and two B40 anti-tank rockets, a .50 caliber long-range bolt-action sniper rifle and a 60 millimeter mortar to Mastura, Madin and Maguindanao del Norte’s provincial police director, Col. George Bagundol, Jr., before they renounced their membership with the BIFF and together promised to reform for good.

Source: Philippine Star February 14, 2026 10:51 UTC