COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Two teenagers claiming to be Islamic-state terrorists who balked at bombing targets in central Mindanao during the holidays surrendered to Mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi on Sunday. Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi, chair of the inter-agency Cotabato City Peace and Order Council, presented the duo to reporters Sunday in the presence of senior police and military officials. Macabalang and two accomplices, Wendel Apostol Facturan and Musali Mustapha, were arrested in Cotabato City more than a month later. One of their companions, Mohammad Chenikandiyil, yielded to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in October 2017. Guiani-Sayadi said the city police and the military will adhere to social welfare regulations in keeping custody of the two terrorists who yielded Sunday.

Source: Philippine Star December 23, 2018 08:15 UTC