Philippine troops kill 13 communist rebels
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Philippine army says it has killed at least 13 communist rebels during two separate clashes in the biggest loss for the guerrillas in a single day this year.
The army says two guerrillas were killed and one was captured in a clash early Saturday between soldiers and about a dozen guerrillas in Zambales province west of Manila. It says at least 11 were killed in a second encounter with 15 guerrillas in Quezon province southeast of the capital.
The military says villagers informed troops of the presence of New People's Army guerrillas near their communities.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}More than a dozen rebel firearms were recovered.
Government and rebel negotiators failed last week to agree to resume talks on ending the 42-year-old insurgency.