MANILA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine military has killed 72 domestic rebels this year, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday.
The AFP said 1,045 domestic rebels and their supporters have been neutralized from Jan. 1 to Aug. 13 this year. Of the total, 935 members of the New People's Army (NPA) surrendered, 38 were arrested, and 72 were killed, while 661 firearms and 255 anti-personnel mines were either seized or surrendered, and 38 NPA encampments were captured.
In 2025, the military neutralized around 2,018 NPA members and supporters, AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla said. Among them, 1,798 surrendered, 93 were arrested, and 127 were killed in military operations. ■