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		<title>Sultan Kudarat Peace Advocates Unite as 16 Former Rebels Choose Peace and Community Reintegration</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat — Government officials, security forces, peace advocates, and community stakeholders came together in Tacurong City on September 3, 2026, for the 1st Provincial Sultan Kudarat Peace Advocates Assembly, highlighting a collective push to strengthen peacebuilding, reconciliation, unity, and sustainable development across the province. Held at the Sultan Kudarat Convention Center in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>603rd Brigade Deploys Troops to Support Security of 1st BARMM Parliamentary Election</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[PALIMBANG, Sultan Kudarat — The 603rd Infantry “Persuader” Brigade has mobilized personnel to help secure the conduct of the 1st Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary Election, underscoring the military’s role in supporting a safe, peaceful, and credible electoral process across the region. A send-off ceremony was held on September 5, 2026, at [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>16 Former Communist Terrorist Group Members Return to Law in Sultan Kudarat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SULTAN KUDARAT — Sixteen former members of the Sub-Regional Committee Daguma (SRC-Daguma) of the Far South Mindanao Region Communist Terrorist Group (CTG), all belonging to the Manobo Dulangan Indigenous Peoples tribe, formally returned to the folds of the law during separate ceremonial presentations held in Palimbang and Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat, on August 29, 2026. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>39 Loose Firearms Voluntarily Surrendered as South Upi Launches SALW Management Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SOUTH UPI, Maguindanao del Sur – The government&#8217;s campaign to reduce the proliferation of loose firearms gained another milestone on Wednesday, July 29, as residents of South Upi voluntarily surrendered 39 firearms during the launch of the Small Arms and Light Weapons Management (SALW-M) Program spearheaded by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Former CTG Member Surrenders in Sarangani, Chooses Peace After Armed Encounter; Government Offers New Beginning Through E-CLIP</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[KIAMBA, Sarangani — A former member of the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) operating under the Regional Operations Command–Far South Mindanao Region (ROC-FSMR) has voluntarily surrendered to government authorities, marking another milestone in the government&#8217;s intensified campaign to end local insurgency and promote lasting peace in Mindanao. The surrenderer, identified only by the aliases &#8220;Peter&#8221; or [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>4 NPA Rebels Yield in Sarangani, Cite Fear, Hardship and Broken Promises Within Armed Movement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Four members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) operating under the Regional Operations Command of the Far South Mindanao Regional Committee (FSMRC) have voluntarily surrendered to government authorities, signaling what military officials described as another significant setback for the insurgent movement in Southern Mindanao. The former rebels, identified only through their aliases as “King,” [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>CTG Leader, Female Rebel Killed in Araw ng Kagitingan Clash in South Cotabato</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[T’boli, South Cotabato — Government troops killed a top-ranking communist rebel leader and a female combatant in a decisive military operation on Wednesday, April 9, coinciding with the observance of Araw ng Kagitingan, the military reported. Operating units of the 603rd Infantry (Persuader) Brigade neutralized Anthony Narvasa, also known as “Magaw,” identified as the Secretary [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Two Former Rebels Surrender in General Santos, Turn Over Firearms</title>
		<link>https://themindanaosentinel.com/2026/03/two-former-rebels-surrender-in-general-santos-turn-over-firearms/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Two members of a Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) have surrendered to government authorities, turning over firearms and pledging to reintegrate into civilian life in a development that underscores ongoing peace and security efforts in the city. The former rebels, identified as members of Team B, Platoon Brigol of the dismantled Guerilla [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Army Leads Voluntary Surrender of Firearms, Explosives in Sultan Kudarat</title>
		<link>https://themindanaosentinel.com/2025/12/army-leads-voluntary-surrender-of-firearms-explosives-in-sultan-kudarat/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat — The Philippine Army’s 7th Infantry “Tapat” Battalion (7IB) successfully facilitated the voluntary surrender of assorted loose firearms and high-explosive ordnance in its area of operations on Friday, December 19, 2025, marking a significant step toward strengthening peace and public safety in Central Mindanao. Under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Tristan Rey [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Nine Former Rebels Surrender to Army in Sultan Kudarat, Turn Over Firearms</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[KALAMANSIG, SULTAN KUDARAT — In another major step toward sustaining peace and security in Sultan Kudarat, nine former members of the Far South Mindanao Region (FSMR) of the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) voluntarily surrendered to the government on October 30, 2025. The group, composed of one PSR-listed remnant from the Regional Operational Command (ROC), FSMR, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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