[Dawn] Twenty-three people died in the southern Philippines during fierce clashes between communist guerrillas and the military after the militants raided a logging site, officials said Friday.The guerrillas killed 12 people, including eight soldiers, as they attacked the site on Wednesday in a remote forest on the volatile island of Mindanao, regional deputy police chief Nestor Fajura said.
A military spokesman said 11 communist militants were killed in a counter-attack.