ZAMBOANGA CITY, March 27 -- A communist New People's Army (NPA) rebel was killed while another was captured following a clash with government troops in Misamis Occidental province, the military said Monday.

In a report, the Army's 1st Infantry Division (ID) said the clash broke out around 5:15 p.m. Sunday at Barangay Siloy in Calamba, Misamis Occidental.

The 1ID said the clash ensued when the troops of the 10th and 44th Infantry Battalions spotted 10 NPA rebels while conducting a focused military operation in Barangay Siloy.

The 1ID did not identify the slain and captured rebels, except to say they belong to the NPA Guerrilla Front (GF) Sendong of the Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee.

A soldier was also wounded during the cla...