4 ASG members surrender to Sulu governor

ZAMBOANGA CITY–Four members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) have surrendered to the provincial government in Sulu, an official said Thursday.

Sulu Gov. Abdusakur Tan II said the four ASG bandits, who surrendered to him on Tuesday, brought along with them three rifles, a pistol and ammunition.

Tan said the surrender was facilitated by the officials of Barangay Anuling, Patikul and the Army’s 35th Infantry Battalion headed by Lt. Col. Amadeo Cruz.

Tan declined to name the four ASG surrenderees, saying they were placed under debriefing by military authorities. He called on other ASG members to surrender and to avail of the government’s integration program.

Since January this year, 127 ASG members have already surrendered to the military in the province of Sulu, Basilan, and Tawi-Tawi, and in Zamboanga City.

The military said its offensives against the ASG will continue until all of the group’s remaining hostages, including foreigners, are rescued.(Teofilo Garcia, Jr/PNA)

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