609 Rebels Surrender as President Watches
From Times Wire Reports
More than 600 Muslim rebels, including a commander, surrendered in a ceremony headed by President Joseph Estrada in the southern Philippines. Estrada urged the remaining guerrillas to resume peace talks with the government. He stood on a grandstand as he led the 609 former members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, most still wearing camouflage uniforms with rebel insignias, in pledging allegiance to the government during the event in Cagayan de Oro.
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