SUSPECTED members of the New People's Army (NPA) burned successively some heavy equipment in Mabinay, Negros Oriental Monday, May 21.
The first incident was reported in Barangay Luyang around 5 p.m. wherein a road roller owned by Big Foot Construction was allegedly burned by about 10 armed men.
There is ongoing road rehabilitation in the area.
The heavy equipment was parked at a vacant lot when perpetrators pour gasoline and set it on fire.
It was followed by the same incident at Barangay Bagtic around 7:30 p.m.
Police records showed that a backhoe owned by the same construction firm that was parked in the said village was also burned by the same perpetrators.
A bulldozer was also allegedly burned by the same rebels at Barangay Bagtic around 9:20 p.m. while it was parked in the said area.
The investigation is ongoing.