Within the jungle, thirty Filipino soldiers moved swiftly towards the reported location. 

They were carrying M14 assault rifles and among them, three were carrying light machine guns, three grenade launchers, three rocket launchers and one sniper rifle. Leading the team was a sub-lieutenant who looked in his early thirties. He was not tall but looked very strong. 

The sub-lieutenant suddenly stopped when he arrived at a patch of forest, raising his left arm high. 

The team stopped. Based on his gestures, they split into two and travelled ahead in two directions. 

The sub-lieutenant went in front slowly, with the M14 in his hands still held up. The body quickly entered his field of vision. The body was lying face-down and there was a pool of fresh blood. 

There seemed to be something under the body’s shoulder. 

He pointed at the body and a soldier stepped forward to inspect it. The soldier extended...