Manila, Sept. 3 -- Over 1,300 New People's Army (NPA) rebels and their supporters were "neutralized" from Jan. 1 to Aug. 28 this year, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

"Neutralized," in military parlance, refers to the surrender, capture, or death of enemy forces due to government pressure.

In a media briefing late Tuesday, AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla said of the total 1,335 "neutralized" NPA rebels and supporters, 1,163 surrendered to the government, 77 were arrested, and 95 were killed.

Padilla said 760 firearms and 360 anti-personnel mines were seized or surrendered by the rebels during the same period.

A total of 107 NPA encampments were also captured during the same period, she added.

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