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		<title>IP Communities in Butuan City Voluntarily Surrender Firearms Following Peace Summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Butuan City, 3 December 2025 &#8211; In a landmark gesture of trust and reconciliation, members of Indigenous Peoples (IP) communities in CADT 135 voluntarily surrendered firearms and ammunition to the Philippine Army, underscoring the success of the recent IP Peace and Healing Summit. The handover occurred on 30 November 2025 in two separate incidents at [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Mother’s Dream of Reunion: Former Rebels in Surigao Surrender for a Chance at Peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[PLACER, Surigao del Norte &#8212; For years, Nora Antong lived in uncertainty&#8212;torn between her role as a mother and as a medic for the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) Guerilla Front 21. But on November 7, 2025, she finally chose family over ideology. Nora, known by her comrades as &#8220;Maymay,&#8221; surrendered to the 48th Infantry Battalion [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Rice cache linked to NPA recovered in Barangay Pianing, Butuan City — military</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CARAGA Correspondent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Anticala, Butuan City &#8212; Oct. 4, 2025 &#8212; Troopers of the Philippine Army&#8217;s 48th Infantry (Guardians) Battalion discovered a hidden stockpile of rice belonging to the New People&#8217;s Army (NPA) on Oct. 3 in Barangay Pianing, Butuan City. The rice was reportedly intended to supply rebel units should they move into the barangay. The discovery [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Troops Recover IEDs in Butuan Following Surrendered Rebel’s Revelation</title>
		<link>https://themindanaosentinel.com/2025/09/troops-recover-ieds-in-butuan-following-surrendered-rebels-revelation/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CARAGA Correspondent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[PLACER, Surigao del Norte &#8212; September 12, 2025 &#8212; A crucial tip from a former member of the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) led to the recovery of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Butuan City, averting what authorities say could have been a major threat to nearby communities. Alias Julia, who surrendered to the government in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>High-Powered Firearm, War Materiel of Communist Terrorist Group Recovered in Butuan City Through Former Rebel’s Tip</title>
		<link>https://themindanaosentinel.com/2025/07/high-powered-firearm-war-materiel-of-communist-terrorist-group-recovered-in-butuan-city-through-former-rebels-tip/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Field reporter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2025 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[BUTUAN CITY &#8211; A high-powered firearm and other war materiel belonging to the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) were discovered and recovered by government forces in Barangay Anticala on July 16, 2025, thanks to a tip from a former rebel. The successful operation was jointly conducted by the 48th Infantry Battalion (48IB), 29th Infantry Battalion (29IB), [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Family Reunited: Hope Rises from the Ashes of a Broken Past in Butuan City</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Brgy. Anticala, Butuan City &#8211; July 2025 &#8212; In a moment marked by both emotion and healing, a family torn apart by armed struggle and a misguided cause has been made whole again. After nearly ten months of painful separation, a child once lost to the consequences of insurgency is finally reunited with his parents&#8212;former [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Five BIFF Members Surrender to Military in Maguindanao del Sur</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[May 6, 2025 &#124; Datu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur &#8212; Five members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) voluntarily surrendered to the 48th Infantry (Guardians) Battalion under the leadership of Lt. Col. Kenny Rae C. Tizon. The turnover took place during a simple &#8220;Kanduli&#8221; ceremony&#8212;a traditional Maguindanaon thanksgiving ritual&#8212;to express gratitude to the Almighty. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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