ZAMBOANGA: Six Muslim separatist field commanders and 91 guerillas have surrendered to the armed forces amid punitive strikes launched by President Gloria Arroyo in the southern Philippines, a presidential aide said yesterday.
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) men turned themselves in to the military in the southern city of Iligan on Monday, said Rocky Nazareno, a presidential aide who was sent here to monitor the military offensive.
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