AFP: 871 NPA fighters, supporters neutralized Jan. 1-June 12
Philippine News Agency
By Priam Nepomuceno
June 17, 2025, 4:40 pm
MANILA -- A total of 871 New People's Army (NPA) insurgents and their supporters were "neutralized" by government troops from Jan. 1 to June 12, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said Tuesday.
Of this figure, 776 have surrendered, 44 were arrested and 51 killed in various military operations, AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla said in a media briefing in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
Neutralized in military parlance refers to the capture, elimination and surrender of enemy troops to government pressure. For the same period, a total of 490 firearms and 257 anti-personnel mines (APMs) were either seized or surrendered.
Padilla also said 80 NPA encampments were also captured by military forces in the same period.
"The numbers do not lie and neither does our resolve. With hundreds neutralized, and dozens of camps dismantled, the enemies' grip is loosening because our presence is tightening," she added.
For the same period, a total of 112 local terrorist group (LTG) members and supporters were neutralized, of which 103 surrendered, two were apprehended, and seven killed in military operations.
Meanwhile, a total of 123 LTG firearms and five APMs were either seized or captured along with five encampments at the same time. (PNA)
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