MANILA, May 21 (Xinhua) — Philippine troops killed a suspected rebel in a clash in Negros Occidental province in the central Philippines on Tuesday morning, the military said.
The military said troops shot dead the alleged New People’s Army (NPA) rebel in a 10-minute gunfight that broke out at around 8:30 a.m. local time in a pursuit operation in Moises Padilla town.
Troops also seized an M16 assault rif