AFP-PNP statistics: 29,553 killed in 33 years of communist insurgency war since 1978

From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 27): AFP-PNP statistics: 29,553 killed in 33 years of communist insurgency war since 1978

A total of 29,553 Filipinos, mostly combatants, were killed during a 33-year period covering 1978-2010 in the communist insurgency war in the country, according to military and police statistics. Jurgette Honculada, a member of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) peace panel negotiating with the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People’s Army/National Democratic Front (CPP/NPA/NDF), based the figure on the statistics released by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police. In a paper entitled “The Emotional Calculus of Conflict,” Honculada said that during the insurgency war between government forces and communist rebels from 1978 to 2010, a total of 13,412 NPA fighters were killed. The AFP/PNP suffered 8,264 dead during the same period, she said. Honculada lamented that 7,877 civilians caught in the crossfire were also killed. She said this “translates into 80 deaths daily for the period: 36 communists, 23 soldiers and policemen, and 21 civilians.” The fatalities did not include the years from 1969 to 1977 when there was also heavy fighting between government forces and NPA rebels....
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