Three communist rebels were killed Thursday in a clash with government troops near the Philippine capital, an army spokesman said, DPA reported.
One more rebel was captured in the fighting that erupted before dawn in a remote village in Taysan town in Batangas province, 75 kilometres south of Manila, Major Ronald Jess Alcudia said.
Alcudia said a soldier was also wounded in the fighting and was airlifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Troops recovered five assault rifles, one grenade launcher, two rifle grenades and one two-way radio left behind by the fleeing rebels.
Communist rebels have been fighting the government since the late 1960s, making the movement one of the longest-running leftist insurgencies in Asia.
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