MANILA, Philippines -- The United States is studying whether to grant a $10-million bounty for Indonesian terror suspect Dulmatin, tagged as one of the brains of the 2002 Bali bombings, to the informant who led Philippine troops to a body believed to be that of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) operative.

"Usually, in these cases, a lot of brave citizens have contributed information for the Armed Forces of the Philippines [AFP]?So we'll look to find out who's responsible and make sure they get the money," US Ambassador Kristie Kenney told reporters.

"It [reward] goes to brave civilians, because the men in uniform are doing their duty and we're proud that they are doing so. It goes to civilians who have stepped forward to the service of the country, and out their lives at risk in doing so," Kenney said in an interview in Maragondon town, Cavite province, where she inspected a civic project under this year's Balikatan (shoulder-to-shoulder) exercises between Filipino and American troops.

Last February 18, a body, believed to be that of Dulmatin was exhumed in Balimbing village, Panglima Sugala town, Tawi-Tawi with the help of an unidentified informant.

Dulmatin is believed to have been wounded in an encounter in the same town last January 21 and died later of his injuries.

The remains will undergo DNA [deoxyribonucleic acid] testing by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

In June last year, the US awarded $10 million to four Filipino informants who led authorities to the neutralization of Abu Sayyaf chieftain Khadaffy Janjalani and his second-in-command, Jainal Sali alias (Abu Solaiman).

In a separate interview, AFP chief of staff General Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said the military was verifying if another suspect in the Bali attacks, JI member Umar Patek, was wounded in the January 31 firefight. Patek carries a $5-million bounty for his capture.

Dulmatin and Patek have sought refuge in the southern Philippines with the Abu Sayyaff. The JI and Abu Sayyaf have alleged links to the Al Qaeda.