Suspected rebels allegedly burned equipment and destroyed some plants in a farm in Nabunturan town in Compostela Valley on Sunday evening, a report from the local police there said.
In its initial investigation, the Nabunturan Municipal Police Station said that around 20 armed rebels protesting landgrabbing in the area entered the Dizon Farms compound at around 8 p.m. Sunday, disarming five security personnel on duty.
The rebels were "angry and accused the Dizon management of grabbing lands from the poor land owners" at the neighboring town of Mawab, the police report said.
They then burned four farm tractors, two 10-wheeler trucks, one six-wheeler truck, and one generator set, it added.
The rebels cut down an "undetermined number" of banana plants before they "fled towards unknown direction" in two sports utility vehicles (SUVs).
They "carted" with them the security's firearms, including two 12-GA shotguns, and two caliber-38 revolvers, the police report said.
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