Copra farmers in Bicol have endured decades of misery due to feudal conditions.
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Lakbay Magsasaka | ‘Duterte has failed farmers’
Farmers are fast losing hope after President Duterte reneged on his promise to return the coco levy fund to small coconut farmers and there have been moves inside the Department of Agrarian Reform to reverse the administrative and department orders, favoring farmers, which were issued by former Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano.
Farmers hit privatization of coco levy funds, warn of plunder
“Aquino has no legal and moral authority to sell these coco levy funded corporations and assets.”
Coco farmers hit plans to use levy fund for agribusiness, landlord compensation
“Once again, the government will provide the infrastructure for the benefit of big guns in the coconut industry at the expense of small coconut farmers. It is totally revolting that P305 million of small coconut farmers money will be spent for the so-called agro-industrial estate project that will only benefit local and foreign agri-businesses.” – Willy Marbella, KMP
Return coco levy to rightful owners, groups demand
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The KMP and CLAIM support the proposal for the creation of a Small Coconut Farmers’ Council (SCFC) to directly manage and administer the recovered coco levy and the creation of a Coconut Farmers’ Fund to comprise the total amount of the coco levy fund.
Coconut farmers reject solons’ proposals on coco levy fund
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
A coconut farmers’ group said the proposals of Representatives Emil Ong and Ben Evardone, Sen. Ralph Recto and the National Anti-Poverty Commission regarding the use of the coco levy funds will benefit traders and corrupt bureaucrats, not the small coconut farmers.
Coconut farmers demand cash distribution, control over coco levy funds
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“We are not incidental beneficiaries of the coco levy funds. It was cash that was taken and stolen from us by the Marcos-Cojuangco clique; it’s only fair and just that cash is also returned to us.” – Coco Levy Funds Ibalik sa Amin (CLAIM)
‘Hands off coco levy fund,’ farmers tell Aquino gov’t
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Mylene Zantoa, 32, only wants a decent life for her family. Zantoa and her husband work on less than two hectares of land in San Francisco, Quezon province. Mainly preoccupied with copra production, Zantoa said what they earn is not enough to feed and to send to school…
Coconut farmers slam Aquino take-over of P56.5 billion coco levy funds
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“This is not money that belongs to the government – it belongs to the coconut farmers. And let it be said that we are not incidental beneficiaries here – we are the rightful owners. We demand that the money be released to the coconut farmers.” – Koprahan
Tillers reject Aquino plans to take over coco levy funds
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“The coco levy funds would only change hands, from one Cojuangco to another Cojuangco.” – KMP deputy secretary general Willy Marbella
Farmers Slam Supreme Court Ruling on Coco Levy Funds, Will File Appeal
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com The peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) is outraged over the Supreme Court’s recent ruling declaring tycoon Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco, uncle of President Benigno Aquino III, as the rightful owner of the contested shares in San Miguel Corporation (SMC). It is set to file a motion to intervene…