422 NPA rebels neutralized in Q1 2024 — AFP

(FILES) Field artillery personnel operate the ATMOS 155mm self-propelled guns during the Battle Period 2 of the Combined Arms Training Exercise (CATEX) "Katihan" at Crow Valley, Col. Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Capas, Tarlac on 15 March 2024.(Photo from Armed Forces of the Philippines / Facebook)

The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Wednesday reported a total of 422 members of the New People’s Army have been neutralized from January to March this year.

Of the figure, 374 surrendered, 15 were apprehended, and 33 were killed, AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla said in a press conference in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.

Further, Padilla reported a total of 221 firearms and 71 anti-personnel mines were either captured or surrendered; and 56 encampments were seized in various military operations.

In the same period, a total of 48 Local Terrorist Group members were neutralized.