Total of 2,260 safe conduct passes issued to rebel groups

A TOTAL of 2,260 safe conduct passes (SCPs) were issued to members of various armed groups across the country as of Dec. 5, 2025, according to the National Amnesty Commission (NAC).

Of the total, 2,033 were issued to members of the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army – National Democratic Front insurgency movement.

Data from NAC highlighted Mindanao as the center of these initiatives, logging the highest number of passes at 1,060, nearly double the figure for the Visayas and significantly surpasses Luzon.

Specifically, the data shows 200 passes were issued to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Mindanao, with only 10 going to the Moro National Liberation Front.