MANILA, July 9 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- A suspected rebel has been killed in a clash with government troops in Camarines Sur province, southeast of Manila, a Philippine Army spokesperson said Tuesday, reported Xinhua.
Major Frank Roldan said in a report that the male member of the New People's Army (NPA) was slain in a 10-minute gun battle around 9 am local time on Monday in Tinambac town.
The troops recovered an M16 assault rifle and some of the slain rebel's personal belongings from the clash site, he added. No government soldier was killed or wounded in the clash.
NPA rebels have been fighting the government troops since 1969. Despite the decreasing number of fighters, the rebels concentrate their attacks on rural areas and have skirmishes with the military.
Military data showed that the NPA's personnel strength has declined since its peak of around 25,000 armed members in the 1980s.
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