MANILA, Philippines, Muharram 3, 1434, Nov 17, 2012, SPA - At least seven soldiers and five communist rebels were killed in a clash early Saturday in a northern Philippine province, the military said. The soldiers were on a counter-insurgency patrol in Isabela province's San Guillermo township when they ran into 30 New People's Army guerrillas, triggering a clash in which six soldiers were immediately killed, said army spokesman Col. Cirilito Sobejana. He said another soldier died in the hospital, leaving eight government troops wounded. Eight guerrillas also were wounded, according to a report of the Associated Press. --SPA 13:11 LOCAL TIME 10:11 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1049529