A TOTAL of 491 communist rebels have been neutralized by the military since January 2025, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Tuesday.
According to AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla, 407 surrendereD, 41 were apprehended, and 43 were killed in military operations.
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Padilla likewise bared that the military seized 332 firearms and overran 68 encampments during the same period. They also observed the surrender of 233 anti-personnel mines.
In military terminology, “neutralize” means rendering the targets incapable of further action, and it may involve surrender, capture, or death during operations.
