manila philippine soldier kill nine maoist rebel one fierce clash since peace talk end nearly five decades conflict break may army spokesman say wednesday army corporal also slightly wound 25-minute firefight rural area nueva ecija province 220 kilometers 137 miles north capital manila army spokesman lieutenant-colonel isagani nato say nato say soldier rush village receive report arm men area confront band around 15 guerrillas new people army npa soldier kill nine 40,000 people die long-running insurgency peace negotiations sputter on-off talk broke norway resume august last year days president rodrigo duterte free senior communist figure militants ceasefire agreement hold almost four months duterte suspend talk january rebel resume step attack security force well businesses countryside include mine plantations construction company may president scrap peace negotiations say agree resume talk rebel sign negotiate ceasefire stop recruitment extortion philippine soldier kill nine maoist rebel gunbattle