The military on Thursday confirmed that 149 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members have been neutralized since January this year following the intensified operations launched by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Col. Edgard Arevalo, chief of the AFP public affairs office, 81 bandits were killed, 50 surrendered and 18 apprehended by government troops.

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