Seven people have been killed in fighting between the Philippine military and Muslim rebels in the country's south, authorities said Thursday, in one of the deadliest clashes since a landmark peace pact was signed in 2014.
Philippine Army (PA) troops and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) allegedly backed by some lawless elements figured in an armed encounter in Basilan, the military confirmed Wednesday, Nov. 9, in what was seen as a surprising hostility between the two forces after the latter reached