INQUIRER FILE PHOTO CEBU CITY – Fifty-four members of the New People's Army (NPA) in the Visayas were neutralized last month, the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Visayas Command (Viscom) has announced. Viscom said 12 government-initiated armed encounters were reported in September, leading to the deaths of 19 communist rebels, arrest of three others, and surrender of 32 of its members. Government troops also seized 38 assorted firearms and nine anti-personnel mines last month. Lieutenant General Benedict Arevalo, Viscom chief, believed the public is now aware of the evils brought by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-NPA and have become more active in supporting the government's internal security operations, resulting in the series of setbacks suffered by the terrorist group in the Visayas.
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