CAMP NAVARRO, Calarian, Zamboanga City (DWDD) – Two (2) members of the Abu Sayaff Group in Sulu province were presented around 9am on September 21, 2018, by Lieutenant Colonel Jesus C. Pagala, Commander of the 21st Infantry “Invincible” Battalion (21IB), to Colonel Peter Angelo L. Ramos, Commander of the 501st Infantry Brigade.
The two (2) ASG members were identified as AlbiAmirolAlih @ALBI and ObinUmod Mano @SAIP, both under the group of ASG sub-leader IdangSusukan, voluntarily surrendered on 20 September 2018 at the Headquarters of 21IB based at BgyDanag, Patikul, Sulu.
Albi also surrendered one (1) M1 Garand rifle while Saip surrendered one (1) cal .45 pistol.
The surrenderors were brought to KHTBSH, BgyBusbus, Jolo, Sulu for medical examination and debriefing.
“This is another welcome development as more ASG (Abu Sayaff Group) members are finaly realizing that it is better for them to abandoned the illegal activities they are doing, para namanmabigyan pa silangpagkakataonmakapagbagong-buhay”,
Brigadier General Devino Rey Pabayo, JTF Sulu Commander, said after the report was sent to Western Mindanao Command early today.
The 501st Infantry Brigade is a unit of the 5th Infantry Division, Philippine Army based in Camp Bud Datu, BgyTagbak, Indanan, Sulu under the operational control of the Joint Task Force Sulu of the Western Mindanao Command. WESMINCOM / MCAG
http://dwdd.com.ph/2018/09/24/voluntary-surrender-2-asg-gives-up-to-501st-brigade/
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