The document lists estimates of militant group membership numbers under different Philippine administrations:
- During Fidel Ramos' term from 1994-1998, NPA membership was estimated at 27,020 while the MILF had around 15,420 members and the ASG was between 35,000-45,000.
- Joseph Estrada saw NPA numbers fall to 11,673 and MILF drop slightly to 12,571 from 1998-2001 while the ASG was at 13,000.
- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo reduced NPA membership to 12,000 in 2001 and 11,600 for the MILF while the ASG was only 1270. By 2009, NPA numbers fell further to
The document lists estimates of militant group membership numbers under different Philippine administrations:
- During Fidel Ramos' term from 1994-1998, NPA membership was estimated at 27,020 while the MILF had around 15,420 members and the ASG was between 35,000-45,000.
- Joseph Estrada saw NPA numbers fall to 11,673 and MILF drop slightly to 12,571 from 1998-2001 while the ASG was at 13,000.
- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo reduced NPA membership to 12,000 in 2001 and 11,600 for the MILF while the ASG was only 1270. By 2009, NPA numbers fell further to
The document lists estimates of militant group membership numbers under different Philippine administrations:
- During Fidel Ramos' term from 1994-1998, NPA membership was estimated at 27,020 while the MILF had around 15,420 members and the ASG was between 35,000-45,000.
- Joseph Estrada saw NPA numbers fall to 11,673 and MILF drop slightly to 12,571 from 1998-2001 while the ASG was at 13,000.
- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo reduced NPA membership to 12,000 in 2001 and 11,600 for the MILF while the ASG was only 1270. By 2009, NPA numbers fell further to
Oliver P Casuncad, LTC, Philippine Air Force “Threat Assessment Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army (CPP-NPA)”, 13. Microsoft Word - 1879108-Casuncad- New-Peoples-Army.docx (dtic.mil) FIDEL V RAMOS 27,020 15,420 35,000- (1994-1998) 45,000 2002 Larry Niksch , Abu Sayyaf: Target of Philippine-U.S. Anti- Terrorism Cooperation January 25, p.2
Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration: The Mindanao
Experience by Merliza M. Makinano and Alfredo Lubang, p. 29 (MILF Strength) Retrieved from makinano_lubang2001-libre.pdf (d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net)
NPA Strength retrieved from NPA strength growing, MILF
decreasing | Philstar.com JOSEPH 11,673 12,571 13,000 ESTRADA (1998- Abu Sayyaf: Target of Philippine-U.S. Anti-Terrorism 2001) Cooperation retrieved from Abu Sayyaf: Target of Philippine-U.S. Anti-Terrorism Cooperation - EveryCRSReport.com
By 2001, the CPP-NPA membership had grown to around 12,000,
GLORIA which Santos et al. attributed to the shift in the focus of the MACAPAGAL 12,000 11,600 1270 government forces from the communist insurgency to terrorism and ARROYO (yr 2001) the Muslim insurgency in the southern part of the country. By 2009, the government and AFP had reduced the number of CPP- (2001-2010) NPA members to around 4,000, a level that held steady for the next decade.
4,000 AN ASSESSMENT OF PHILIPPINE COUNTERINSURGENCY STRATEGIES:
(yr 2009) WHY HAS COMMUNIST INSURGENCY CONTINUED TO EXIST IN THE PHILIPPINES? by Michael G. Yuson June 2021, p.23 Retrieved from An Assessment of Philippine Counterinsurgency Strategies: Why Has Communist Insurgency Continued to Exist in the Philippines? (dtic.mil) STATISTICAL CHALLENGES IN PEACE AND NATIONAL SECURITY NINOY AQUINO 18000 11,600 400 STUDIES IN THE PHILIPPINES by Rommel C. Banlaoi 2-18 (2010-2016) IPS-42_2-Statistical-Challenges-in-Peace-Research-and- National-Security-Studies-in-the-Philippines.pdf (addu.edu.ph) United States Department of State, Country RODRIGO Reports on Terrorism 2017 - Foreign Terrorist DUTERTE (2016- Organizations: Abu Sayyaf Group, 19 2022) 1800 400 September 2018 retrieved from https://www.refworld.org/docid/5bcf1f5ee.html [accessed 16 January 2024