Manila, Feb. 10 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday announced that it neutralized 55 members and allies of the New People's Army and seized 103 firearms and anti-personnel mines (APMs) from communist insurgent remnants from Jan. 1 to Feb. 5.

Of the 55, a total of 45 surrendered, four were arrested and six were killed, AFP public affairs office chief Col. Xerxes Trinidad said during a press briefing at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City.

Also captured were seven camps.

Neutralized in military parlance means the surrender, capture or killing of enemy troops.

Last year, the military neutralized 2,018 NPA members and supporters -- 1,798 have surrendered, 93 were arrested and 127 were killed nationwide.

This year, the AFP h...