Abella's naked body was discovered at about 9 p.m. inside a sugarcane plantation in Purok Ilang-ilang.
The suspect, on the other hand, was identified as Lemuel Pelanco, 21.
Kabankalan City Police Chief Rhoderick Alba, in a phone interview Tuesday, said that the victim attended a party along with her sister but later decided to go home together with Pelanco.
On their way home, however, Pelanco reportedly dragged the girl to a dark area near a sugarcane plantation and strangled her using his belt before raping her, Alba said.
Initial investigation showed that there was a sign of struggle as there were abrasions in Pelanco's chest and abdomen.
Meanwhile, Pelanca is detained at the Kabankalan City Police Office after admitting the crime while a case for rape and homicide was filed against him.
