2 farmers beheaded in Maguindanao —ARMM police

Two farmers were found Saturday morning decapitated and their headless bodies sprawled on the ground in Parang, Maguindanao.

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao police identified the victims as farmers Ceasar Deamada Fermin, 42, and Jabon Bistas, 21, all residents of Purok Lansones, Barangay Gumagadong Calawag, Parang.

An initial police investigation showed that at 9 p.m. on Friday, April 27, the two told their families they will sleep over at a tapahan (coconut drying hut) located 200 meters away from the farm owner's house.

Residents found the headless bodies of the victims at the tapahan at about 5 a.m. Saturday. 

Police Chief Superintendent Graciano Mijares, regional director for ARMM, said that authorities are investigating the incident to track the assailant and to determine the motive for the crime. —Peewee Bacuño with Merlyn Manos/LBG, GMA News