From the ABS-CBN: Suspected NPA rebels torch sugarcane fields in Negros
Suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels torched sugarcane fields in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, authorities said.
The armed men set fire to over 10 hectares of sugarcane farm in Sitio Pagba in Barangay Cabagnaan last Sunday evening.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), their personnel were already on their way to the area but were blocked by several armed men, preventing them to immediately respond to the blaze.
Police have yet to identify the perpetrators but the Army believes members of the NPA were responsible for the incident.
Police said Barangay Cabagnaan is considered to be one of the critical areas in central Negros because of the strong presence of the NPA in the area.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/12/18/13/suspected-npa-rebels-torch-sugarcane-fields-negros
Suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels torched sugarcane fields in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, authorities said.
The armed men set fire to over 10 hectares of sugarcane farm in Sitio Pagba in Barangay Cabagnaan last Sunday evening.
According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), their personnel were already on their way to the area but were blocked by several armed men, preventing them to immediately respond to the blaze.
Police have yet to identify the perpetrators but the Army believes members of the NPA were responsible for the incident.
Police said Barangay Cabagnaan is considered to be one of the critical areas in central Negros because of the strong presence of the NPA in the area.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/12/18/13/suspected-npa-rebels-torch-sugarcane-fields-negros