[Malaya] A Philippine marine was killed and eight others were wounded in a firefight with communist New People's Army militants in Kalamansig town in Sultan Kudarat on Monday morning.Army spokesman Arvin Encinas said the troops were sent to Barangay Hinalaan after they received reports that a group of militants were recruiting members in the area. He said the soldiers were fired upon by the insurgents in Sitio Tinagdaanan.
Encinas said, "They were conducting security patrol in the area because we received reports that the NPAs were recruiting," adding the marines clashed with the rebels, numbering around 10 men, for about 20 minutes.
Military spokesperson Jo-ann Petinglay said the military received reports that two of the militants were killed. She said residents saw the militants carrying their dead comrades.
In Misamis Occidental, soldiers overran an NPA camp in Tudela town, said Petinglay. She said the camp was overrun last Saturday afternoon after a clash with an undetermined number of militants belonging to the Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee.