Three rebels were killed Friday in two separate clashes with government troops in the Philippines, military and police reports said. Two guerrillas were killed in a clash with patrolling troops in Manapla town in Negros Occidental province, 480 kilometers south of Manila, according to a police report. There were no casualties on the government side, dpa reported. Another guerrilla was killed before dawn when government troops overran a rebel encampment in Buenavista town in Agusan del Norte province, 816 kilometers south of Manila. One soldier was wounded in fighting in Guinabsan village that lasted for more than two hours before the guerrillas abandoned their camp, a military report said.
