ZAMBOANGA CITY – Fighting erupted between army soldiers and communist insurgents in Zamboanga del Sur’s Osmena town in southern Philippines that left two people dead, officials said on Sunday. The weekend fighting killed a soldier and a rebel, Suscano said. Suscano said soldiers also recovered the body of the slain rebel, whose identity remains unknown. Major General Roseller Murillo, the division commander, said the operation against the rebels would continue without let-up following the death of his soldier. The rebels have been fighting for many decades now for the establishment of a Maoist state in the country.

Source: Manila Times February 18, 2018 07:52 UTC