Col. Noel Detoyato, AFP public affairs office chief, said on Thursday the figure is from Jan. 1 to Dec. 26 this year.
Of this number, 1,222 are regular NPAs; 1,398 are “Militia ng Bayan” operatives; 408 “Sangay ng Partido sa Lokalidad”; 1,133 “Underground Mass Organization” members and 7,444 others are considered as supporters of the communist terrorists.
During military operations, 120 were killed and 196 were arrested.
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Seized high-powered firearms were placed at 787 while low-powered ones were pegged at 1,074. Some 546 improvised explosive devices and 310 camps were also seized during military operations.
Earlier, AFP chief-of-staff, Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal said the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) celebrated its 50th anniversary Wednesday without any real achievements and its members fighting for a lost cause.
“Again, as far as we are concerned, the CPP-NPA have no reason to celebrate and no achievements to be proud of. We are reminding them that their options remain the same: we are ready to accept them, and they can avail of the benefits of ‘Balik-Loob’ or they might just die for a lost cause,” he said.
The NPA, the Communist Party of the Philippines’ armed wing, is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States and European Union.
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