Land is love | Previously disqualified Luisita farmers get land ownership certificates
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Land is love | Previously disqualified Luisita farmers get land ownership certificates
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Mindanao farmers demand food, land, justice
Mindanao farmers demand food, land, justice
“The perennial problems of landlessness and rural poverty have made farmers more vulnerable and helpless in times of calamity.”
More Mindanao sakadas sue recruiter, employers
More Mindanao sakadas sue recruiter, employers
“National minorities – 24 lumad from the Manobo tribe and some Calagan Moros were also exploited to work for a measly P9.46 a day – the same paltry sum that the Cojuangco-Aquinos gave their ‘stockholders’ 12 years ago.”
On 30th year of Mendiola massacre, farmers demand justice, land reform
On 30th year of Mendiola massacre, farmers demand justice, land reform
“All of us are hopeful that the Duterte administration will reopen the case.”
Sakadas bare ‘slave-like conditions’ in Hacienda Luisita
Sakadas bare ‘slave-like conditions’ in Hacienda Luisita
The sakadas worked from 4 a.m. until 5 p.m. for a pay way below the minimum wage of P334 per day in Tarlac. They received P9 to P128 per day due to numerous deductions.
Hacienda Luisita | Farm workers still hoping, fighting to own land
Hacienda Luisita | Farm workers still hoping, fighting to own land
After two years, it was only in July when Flores and other farmers were allowed to again till their farm lots, a part of the long-running struggle of farm workers in Hacienda Luisita.
Armed men shoot farmers reclaiming banana plantation; 7 hurt
Armed men shoot farmers reclaiming banana plantation; 7 hurt
"This incident is glaring proof of a company's greed and fascism being tolerated by the government for so long."
Davao del Norte farmers assert right to banana plantation land
Davao del Norte farmers assert right to banana plantation land
After six years of being fenced off from their land, the agrarian reform beneficiaries of Tagum City could wait no more.
Cojuangco-Aquino men fire shots, take over farm workers’ huts in Luisita
Cojuangco-Aquino men fire shots, take over farm workers’ huts in Luisita
Tension and terror arise anew in the Tarlac hacienda.
#RememberLuisita| Land cultivation campaign showcases people’s unity
#RememberLuisita| Land cultivation campaign showcases people’s unity
“The struggle in Hacienda Luisita is the struggle of the Filipino people.”
Kin of Luisita massacre martyrs want justice
Kin of Luisita massacre martyrs want justice
“We are calling on the new administration to hold all the perpetrators accountable.”
Cultural caravan recalls Hacienda Luisita massacre, pushes farm workers’ right to land
Cultural caravan recalls Hacienda Luisita massacre, pushes farm workers’ right to land
"Let us show the injustice that they did to us. And let us show that we are unbowed and still fighting."
Duterte urged to free 4 Bulacan farmers nabbed in the guise of anti-drug war
Duterte urged to free 4 Bulacan farmers nabbed in the guise of anti-drug war
“Let us condemn the continuing injustice against peasants, and the PNP’s use of the so-called war against drugs to infringe on the rights of the peasants and delegitimize their struggle for a genuine land reform policy.”
Progressives support moratorium on land use conversion of farms
Progressives support moratorium on land use conversion of farms
“If we allow land use conversions and corporate housing to continue, both rural and urban poor Filipinos will suffer.”
Agrarian revolution in Cordillera
Agrarian revolution in Cordillera
A peace consultant narrates how revolutionary efforts improved lives and showcased self-determined development in the remotest mountain communities.
Duterte’s #First100Days | President urged to revisit agricultural policies of past administration
Duterte’s #First100Days | President urged to revisit agricultural policies of past administration
Farmers, who produce food, could barely put enough food on the table.
Peasant groups assail killing of Palawan farmer
Peasant groups assail killing of Palawan farmer
Peasant groups assailed the killing of a farmer leader in the 39,000-disputed government-owned lands sprawling the towns of Coron and Busuanga in Palawan.
Peasant leader killed in Isabela
Peasant leader killed in Isabela
“Even as a wake is still being held for the farmers killed in Fort Magsaysay, another one was shot dead in Isabela.”
4 farmers dead, another wounded in land-related violence in N. Ecija
4 farmers dead, another wounded in land-related violence in N. Ecija
The KMP challenged the Duterte administration to give justice to the victims of the Fort Magsaysay carnage and hold the perpetrators accountable.
The waters of Dulyan flow free
The waters of Dulyan flow free
That they were able to set up their own water system after long years of deprivation reflects the Ata Manobo’s aspirations for genuine change in their community.
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