SEVEN members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) were killed in a clash with police and the military in San Jose, Antique on Wednesday morning.

Joint elements of the San Jose Municipal Police Station and the Philippine Army were serving a warrant of arrest against Jason Talibo alias Bebe and Joven Ceralvo alias Lex at around 12:10 a.m. when the communist insurgents resisted resulting in a firefight that lasted for 33 minutes.

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