“This is unconscionable.”
14 peasants killed, 12 arrested in a day in Negros Oriental
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No whitewash in Sagay massacre probe, various groups urge
‘The manner by which the killing was committed points to impunity on the part of the perpetrators.’
Fighting off hunger, thousands launch collective farming
“Not one area of any successful bungkalan did not go through harassment from soldiers, goons, policemen.”
Farmers launch October Resistance against hunger, poverty, fascism
Government data showed that farmers, fishermen and children of poor families posted the highest poverty incidence. By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – For many years, Filipino farmers have considered October as Peasant Month, culminating every 21st, the anniversary of the promulgation of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’s Presidential Decree 27. Marcos signed on October…
International fact-finding mission in Comval pushes through amid military psy-war
By MARA S. GENOTIVA Davao Today TAGUM CITY – An international fact-finding and solidarity mission bound to check on reported human rights violations was blocked twice by military checkpoints on Saturday entering Maco, Compostela Valley. The mission comprised of 200 persons was earlier “welcomed” on their arrival on Friday with streamers calling them to “Stay…
Soldiers harass mission probing rights abuses in Mindanao
“We came here for a very urgent reason, we came here to verify mounting reports of rights abuse against peasant and Lumad communities perpetrated allegedly by military elements. No wonder the military people do not want us here.”
The cost of counterinsurgency in Eastern Visayas
Military presence in Eastern Visayas is likened to the prevalence of pests in the area — a burden and a pretext to greater destruction of farmers’ crops and even their lives. Following the arrival of the military in each village is always a long list of rights violations and the continued culture of impunity.
Progressive solon, peasant groups push for law on rice industry dev’t
“The problem with the current NFA is that it is remiss on its mandate to ensure food security.”
Stand with Samar | On ‘ricelessness’, hunger, and poverty
“We have exhausted all means to raise our issues to the local DA (Department of Agriculture) and Samar LGUs (local government units) but our demands fell on deaf ears.”
Stand With Samar | Cops demolish campout of Visayan farmers
“We were hoping that Sec. Piñol would face us and hear out our demands but it turned out that he has snubbed us and disregarded our demands.”
Farmers call for ouster of Duterte during commemoration of 31st year of Mendiola massacre
“We cannot allow Duterte to have his way and continue the massacre of farmers through political killings and burdensome economic policies.”