ZAMBOANGA CITY: Three people were reported killed and six others wounded in a shootout on Tuesday between policemen and armed men in Zamboanga Sibugay province in southern Philippines.

Officials said the policemen, led by Supt. William Gadayan, were serving a warrant to search the house of a former municipal councilor in Talusan town when the gunmen opened fire on the lawmen, sparking a firefight.

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