Manila, Dec. 9 -- Close to 2,000 New People's Army (NPA) rebels and their sympathizers have been neutralized since the start of the year until Dec. 4, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported on Tuesday.

Of the 1,928 total number of neutralized communist rebels and supporters, 1,729 have surrendered to authorities, 93 were arrested and 106 were killed in combat operations, the military said.

The AFP also said 1,042 firearms and 446 anti-personnel mines were either seized or surrendered, and 142 rebel encampments were captured.

In a statement, the AFP said these numbers reflect the growing loss of support of the NPA and its allies.

"Our focused military operations combined with community engagements and whole-of-nation effort...