Manila, Sept. 18 -- The commander of the Army's 4th Infantry Division (4ID) on Saturday said communist groups in Northern Mindanao and Caraga regions are on the brink of collapse following successive operations that resulted in surrenders and deaths.
Maj. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., commander of the 4ID, said in a statement there are already 35 leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) who have been "neutralized" since January 2021.
They were either killed during military operations or surrendered to authorities.
"The people have seen that their government leaders, civil society, and key heads of the indigenous cultural communities are serious in their collective task to end t...