Manila, Philippines, February 01, 2010, SPA -- Communist rebels attacked army patrols in two mountainous villages of the northern Philippines, killing five soldiers and wounding 10 in the latest flare-up of violence, the military said Monday. An army platoon had just finished community humanitarian projects, including construction work and literacy programs, when the rebels opened fire in Abra province on Sunday, said army brigade commander Col. Essel Soriano. Five troops were killed and eight wounded in the clash that also left an undetermined number of casualties on the rebel side, he was quoted as saying by The Associated Press. --SPA 13:43 LOCAL TIME 10:43 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/743847