ZAMBOANGA CITY: Soldiers arrested a senior communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebel leader who was wounded in a clash on Monday in Sarangani province.

Major Ezra Balagtey, of the Philippine Army’s Eastern Mindanao Command, said the troops cornered Pablito Torno in Barangay Amsipit, Maasim town near the encounter site.

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