MANILA, Jumada I 8, 1436, Feb 27, 2015, SPA -- The military says five soldiers were killed and six others were wounded in a communist rebel ambush in the northern Philippines. According to AP, Capt. Mark Anthony Ruelos of the 7th Infantry Division says the soldiers were traveling in a convoy with police late Thursday when they were fired on by New People's Army guerrillas in Quirino township in Ilocos Sur province. He said government forces were pursuing the guerrillas on Friday. Armed forces spokesman Col. Restituto Padilla said the rebels used civilians as human shields, preventing the ambushed troops from making an effective counter-attack. --SPA 14:49 LOCAL TIME 11:49 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w