Manila, Jan. 2 -- Military troops clashed with remnants of the communist dismantled New People's Army (NPA) Komiteng Larangang Gerilya-Island Committee Mindoro (KLG-ICM) in Abra de Alog, Occidental Mindoro on New Year's Day, resulting in the wounding of a soldier.

Troops from the Philippine Army's 76th Infantry Battalion (IB), 1st IB, 59th IB, and the 5th Scout Ranger Battalion engaged the KLG-ICM rebels, operating under the NPA Southern Tagalog Regional Party Committee, in three successive encounters at Sitio Mamara, Barangay Cabacao.

A soldier was wounded during one of the encounters, while casualties on the terrorists' side are still being verified.

In a statement Friday, Army's 2nd Infantry Division spokesperson Col. Michael Aquino...