Farmers in the city | The October 21 protest
An illustrated essay on the some of the highlights of the Oct. 21 peasant rally.
Farmers in the city | The October 21 protest
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Agri budget not enough for food producers; subsidy sought
Agri budget not enough for food producers; subsidy sought
Farmers said Marcos Jr's decision to give priority to debt servicing and infrastructure during this period of worsening food crisis is telling of what’s in store for Filipinos in the next six years.
Not so sweet life for Negros sugar workers due to price hikes, alleged shortage
Not so sweet life for Negros sugar workers due to price hikes, alleged shortage
Amid increasing prices and alleged supply shortage of sugar, life remains bitter for the sugar workers of Negros.
Tinang farmers, supporters file torture, other charges against Tarlac police
Tinang farmers, supporters file torture, other charges against Tarlac police
“Holding Villanueva and his lackeys accountable for their violations of human rights and agrarian reform policy is especially timely, given that Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. had nothing worthwhile to say about human rights and food sovereignty in his State of the Nation Address."
Farmers dare Marcos Jr. to include private lands in agrarian reform coverage
Farmers dare Marcos Jr. to include private lands in agrarian reform coverage
“The intent to distribute lands free of charge is ineffective at best and duplicitous at worst, in the absence of a new agrarian reform law that will allow the coverage of new private agricultural lands for distribution after CARP's mandate to do so expired in 2014."
Tinang farmers file raps vs Tarlac prosecutor
Tinang farmers file raps vs Tarlac prosecutor
“As a prosecutor who claimed to have worked as a lawyer of the DAR, she should have known or she should ought to know that an agrarian dispute exists in our case and therefore should have referred the matter to the DAR as repeatedly moved to by our lawyers."
#TheRealDuterteLegacy | Without genuine land reform, social justice evades Filipino farmers
#TheRealDuterteLegacy | Without genuine land reform, social justice evades Filipino farmers
The plight of Hacienda Tinang farmers brought to mind how land reform and due support continue to evade Filipino farmers.
#TheRealDuterteLegacy | Farmers bear the brunt of Duterte’s rice liberalization policy
#TheRealDuterteLegacy | Farmers bear the brunt of Duterte’s rice liberalization policy
Ibon Foundation said that the Rice Tariffication Law has never benefited farmers. From P385 billion in 2018 ($7 billion), the value of palay production declined to P333 billion ($6.06 billion) in 2021 despite an increase of 894,076 metric ton in production volume.
Tarlac court junks cases against land reform beneficiaries and supporters
Tarlac court junks cases against land reform beneficiaries and supporters
“The threat of additional schemes also remains as Noel Villanueva and his minions desperately cling onto the Tinang farmers' land. We remain vigilant."
Tinang farmers: We are not criminals
Tinang farmers: We are not criminals
"For 27 years, we have been deprived of our right to till the land. Why is it that we are the ones being treated as criminals here?"
‘Planting food and right to assembly guaranteed by law’ – peasant group
‘Planting food and right to assembly guaranteed by law’ – peasant group
“Planting food and supporting farmers are no mischief, and the right to assembly is guaranteed by the highest law in the land.”
Land reform beneficiaries, supporters violently arrested for holding collective farming
Land reform beneficiaries, supporters violently arrested for holding collective farming
“Deprived farmers are faced with violent reprisal when they assert their rightful claim to land. This exposes CARP as instrumental to landlords while the majority of our farmers remain landless, poor, and hungry."
Lana Linaban: An epitome of a woman unbound
Lana Linaban: An epitome of a woman unbound
Lana Linaban, second nominee of Anakpawis Partylist, says she draws her strength and inspiration from the people.
Ka Paeng and his continuing fight for the toiling masses
Ka Paeng and his continuing fight for the toiling masses
Rafael "Ka Paeng" Mariano survived the Marcos dictatorship and the Mendiola Massacre. He is seeking to return as a lawmaker as first nominee of Anakpawis Partylist, which seeks to represent farmers, workers, fisherfolk, national minorities, and the urban and rural poor in the House of Representatives.
Tarlac farmers assert ownership of 200-hectare land controlled by political clan
Tarlac farmers assert ownership of 200-hectare land controlled by political clan
"Even if we only have salt to eat for our meals, we will continue to hold our line. This land should have been awarded to us a long time ago. We are the lawful and rightful owners of this land."
For farmers, Martial Law wounds remain painful
For farmers, Martial Law wounds remain painful
For Filipino farmers, no amount of historical distortion can wash away the sins of martial law.
Journalists covering agrarian dispute shot, beaten by armed goons
Journalists covering agrarian dispute shot, beaten by armed goons
“The shooting and intimidation of journalists are a blatant violation of press freedom. Journalists should not be hindered in covering stories especially those that involve human rights abuses against farmers and marginalized sectors.”
Tungkong Mangga: From farmers’ paradise to stove of violence
Tungkong Mangga: From farmers’ paradise to stove of violence
“The peasant families of San Jose Del Monte had been tilling the farmlands of Tungkong Mangga even before [API] would be incorporated in 1988,” explained UMA Chairperson Antonio Flores. “DAR’s facilitation of Araneta’s landgrab is unconscionable, and nothing short of criminal.”
Guards, armed goons open fire at Bulacan farmers
Guards, armed goons open fire at Bulacan farmers
Security guards and armed goons opened fire at farmers in Sitio Ricafort, Barangay Tungkong Mangga, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, according to Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas.
No Christmas gift for Tartaria farmers
No Christmas gift for Tartaria farmers
For Christmas, the only ‘aguinaldo’ that the Tartaria farmers wish is to reclaim their land from the Aguinaldo clan.
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