This harvest season, the farmers of Baloc, Sto. Domingo reaped the fruit of their struggle for land.
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Lakbay Magsasaka: Tales of a thousand oppressed tillers
“Today, the Filipino peasant masses vow to further our struggle for genuine land reform.”
91 peasants killed under Duterte’s first 14 months
The following are the documented extrajudicial killings of peasant activists from July 2016 to Sept. 2017, as recorded by human rights group Karapatan Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights (Karapatan): 1. Hermi Alegre, Davao July 15, 2016 2. Remar Mayantao, Bukidnon July 16, 2016 3. Rogen Suminao, Bukidnon July 16, 2016 4. Senon Nacaytuna,…
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By DEE AYROSO
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.
2,000 farmers arrive in Manila to demand accountability for landlessness, peasant killings
The peasants’ call is the same: distribute land to the farmers and put an end to the killings of farmers and activists.
Peasant groups call on public to support fight for genuine land reform, join Oct. 25 protest
On Oct. 25, thousands of farmers from around the Philippines will march to Mendiola.
Lucena PNP blocks peasant protest caravan from Bicol
Twenty-eight buses bound for Manila for the peasant rally on Oct. 25 were held by police in Quezon.
Lakbay Magsasaka | Peasants call for genuine agrarian reform, end to state fascism
Progressive peasant and fisherfolk groups will hold a series of campaign in the capital this month.