"There have been an increase of violent activities, particularly attacks on police stations and outlying detachments, particularly those manned by Cafgus," Padilla told reporters, referring to militia men.

Since 1986, the Philippine government has been trying to reach a peace deal with the leftist rebels but failed to make any headway.

The rebellion in the Philippines began in 1969 and reached its peak in 1987 when it boasted 26,000 armed guerrillas.

However, the movement has since dwindled due to differences in strategy and tactics and the arrests of many of its top leaders in the late 1980s.

Peace negotiations with the rebels were suspended in 2011.

The Duterte administration revived the talks with the rebels in August last year. But the talks have since bogged down due to a series of attacks launched by the rebels against troops and civilians.

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