MANILA (UPDATE) -- At least nine soldiers and two suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a series of clashes between government and rebel forces in Matanao, Davao del Sur on Monday.<br /><br /><br />Subscribe to the ABSCBNNews channel! - http://goo.gl/7lR5ep<br />Visit our website at http://www.abs-cbnnews.com<br />Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS<br />Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews