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DAR accused of ‘conniving’ with Henry Sy’s firm to evict Hacienda Looc farmers

DAR accused of ‘conniving’ with Henry Sy’s firm to evict Hacienda Looc farmers

By RONALYN V. OLEA
“DAR officials are fully aware that Hacienda Looc is a contested land and that the fraudulent cancellation of their certificates is not equivalent to a conversion order,” KMP secretary general Danilo Ramos said.

Sidebar: Hacienda Looc farmers decry harassment, tag Henry Sy as a ‘landgrabber’

KMP insulted by government’s measly budget for farmers: P5 support per hectare of corn

KMP insulted by government’s measly budget for farmers: P5 support per hectare of corn

By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“It is the farmers, without any meaningful support from the government, who principally worked for a bountiful harvest. Even the so-called budget for irrigation cannot be claimed as government support because we're the ones paying the exorbitant irrigation fees. Now, because the the government is giving measly funds for the national rice and corn program, we seriously doubt that high harvest yields can continue." – KMP

Hacienda Luisita Case Should Be Tackled in GRP-NDF Talks — Farmers

Hacienda Luisita Case Should Be Tackled in GRP-NDF Talks — Farmers

“Agrarian reform is the main content of the socio-economic reforms embodied in CASER," the NDF's Luis Jalandoni said, referring to the Comprehensive Agreement on Socio-Economic Reforms that is the second substantive agenda in the negotiations. "Through genuine agrarian reform, we shall break the land monopoly of a few big landlords and implement free land distribution to our landless farmers and everyone who is willing to till the land,” Jalandoni pointed out."

Crop Damage from El Niño to Reach P5.2B, Says Peasant Group; Farmers Demand Relief and Rehabilitation

Crop Damage from El Niño to Reach P5.2B, Says Peasant Group; Farmers Demand Relief and Rehabilitation

PRESS RELEASE March 2, 2010 Manila - The militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines) estimated that damage to rice crops may reach to about 323,629 metric tons due to extreme drying out and non-irrigation, based on actual...

Workers Mark Labor Day with Calls for Jobs, Wage Hikes

Workers Mark Labor Day with Calls for Jobs, Wage Hikes

Members of workers’ groups and other cause-oriented organizations came in their thousands, from all over Metro Manila and adjacent provinces, to mark Labor Day by denouncing the US for causing the country’s current economic troubles and demanding for job security and temporary relief. They also reiterated their demand for a legislated wage hike, which was first put forward in 1999.

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