BIFF says it will lie low, won't launch attacks vs Army

COTABATO CITY - The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) said it will cease harassing Army positions in Maguindanao because the military was on heightened alert. We will sleep soundly, we will not launch offensive kasi nakabantay ang Army sa amin (because the Army is watching us, Abu MisryMama said in a phone interview Monday. If they lower their guards, we will strike, Mama who owned up to the killing of civilians in Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat and Ampatuan, Maguindanao on Christmas Day, said.The Army has condemned the atrocities committed by the BIFF and vowed to do its best to stop them.The BIFF also said it will help watch steel towers of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) against lawless elements. Apektado din kami ng tower bombing, tapos pass on sa electric consumer ang gastos ng NGCP sa repair (We are affected too, and we as power consumer pay for its repairs), he said in Filipino. Tutulong kami hanggang kaya namin (We will help as long as we can), he added.