The remains of a suspected member of the New People's Army was found with an M16 rifle in Maasim town in Sarangani province on Saturday morning, the Army's 10th Infantry Division said.
The Army believes the body was left behind by a group of NPA members that figured in a 15-minute clash with the 27th Infantry Battalion in the same town on Friday.
Troops are still pursuing other suspected members of the NPA who were involved in the firefight, the 10th ID said.
The body is the ninth that the 10th ID has recovered in October.
Earlier in October, Lieutenant General Aurelio Baladad, the commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command — which includes the 10th ID — ordered units to step up operations against the NPA.
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