The farm workers were stopping RCBC from fencing off a 184-hectare portion of the hacienda in Barangay Balite, Tarlac City that had been illegally sold by the Cojuangco-Aquino family to the bank. The next day, two truckloads of soldiers were sent to Barangay Balite to demolish a camp that had been set up by the farm workers who were collectively tilling the land at the disputed lot.
Hinarang noon ng mga manggagawang bukid ang pagbabakod ng RCBC sa 184-ektaryang bahagi ng asyenda sa Barangay Balite, Tarlac City na iligal na ibinenta ng pamilya Cojuangco-Aquino sa bangko. Kinabukasan, dalawang trak ng mga sundalo ang ipinadala sa Barangay Balete para buwagin ang kampo ng mga manggagawang bukid na nagsasagawa ng bungkalan doon.