A 50-year-old man was found dead in a sugarcane field in Brgy. Sag-ang, La Castellana town, Negros Occidental, on Monday, June 26.
The body of Jopoeny Morata, 50, of Sag-ang was found wrapped in cement sacks with sand, and already in a state of decomposition, the police said.
Jonathan Santiniaman, a farmer, saw the lifeless body of Morata while he was plowing the sugarcane field in Hacienda Cinchita.
The victim was identified by his live-in partner Auring Callosa.
The victim went home drunk, and created alarm and scandal on June 23. His stepsons Jay-r Callosa and Winnie Callosa tried to pacify him but a heated argument ensued, a police investigation report said.
After the confrontation, the victim left their house and returned at around 10:45 p.m. and another heated argument took place.
The victim disappeared after the incident and was later discovered dead inside the sugarcane plantation, the police report said.*