Kidnap gang leader, 45 others arrested in Lanao Norte

COTABATO CITY – Police are holding dozens of people, including a notorious leader of a kidnap-for-ransom gang, after they were intercepted at a roadblock in Lanao del Norte’s Sultan Naga Dimaporo town, security officials said.

Troops kill 10 commies in ferocious battle in South

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Army troops killed at least 10 communist rebels in fierce clashes on a remote village in Gingoog City in southern Philippines, officials said Wednesday.

Troops kill 2 NPA rebels in Zambo town

PAGADIAN CITY – Government troops killed 2 communist rebels in a clash in the southern Filipino province of Zamboanga del Sur, officials said Tuesday.