MILF Surrenderees. Commander Alvin Cunto and 30 of his men from 20th Battalion, 102nd Base Camp, BIAF, MILF, chose to defect to the government side and return to the fold of the law because they cannot take the inhuman instruction of Abdulla Macapaar alias Bravo, the Commander of 102nd Brigade, to kill children, women, old and young people during their murderous rampage in Kauswagan and Kolambugan last 18 August 2008. He said that he cannot, in his conscience, take the lives of innocent and unarmed civilians just because of Bravo's whim and diabolical intent to pressure the government to sign the MOA. Alvin and his men were received by the City Mayor, Hon. Laurence Cruz, mayor of Iligan City, Usec. Renato L. Ebarle of the Office of the Executive Secretary, and military officials today, 21 August 2008. (Marcelino Pascua/OPS/NIB) |
