ZAMBOANGA CITY: Soldiers clashed with communist insurgents from the New People’s Army (NPA) on Sunday and killed a still undetermined number of rebel gunmen in Mati City in the southern Mindanao province of Davao Oriental, a military spokesman said.

Army Capt. Andrew Linao said no casualties were reported on the military side in a 45-minute gunfight in the village of Kauswagan.

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