Peasant
Farmers Harassed In The Philippines
Friday, October 3rd, 2008BACOLOD CITY, Philippines - Peasant federation Task Force Mapalad has condemned the filing of “inciting to sedition” charges against five farmers from the Arroyo-owned Hacienda Bacan who were arrested Wednesday while trying to hold a protest rally in f…
Peasants March In Southern Philippines, Disgruntled Over Arroyo’s Rule
Monday, July 28th, 2008Peasants march in Philippines.DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 28, 2008) - Chanting their disappointment over what they call seven “unlucky” years of grave destitution of the Filipino farmers under the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo presi…
Negros Farmers March In Manila
Thursday, June 12th, 2008MAKATI, Philippines - Farmers from Negros Occidental, backed by peasant federation Task Force Mapalad, picketed the office of the Land Bank of the Philippines in Makati City to press for immediate valuation of the 157-hectare Hacienda Bacan owned by th…
Filipino Farmers Hold Anti-Government Protest In South
Friday, October 19th, 2007DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 19, 2007) – Hundreds of farmers on Friday held a rally in Davao City in southern Philippines to protest the government’s failure to help alleviate the worsening poverty condition in the countryside….
Human Rights, Peasant Groups Accuse Philippine Soldiers As Behind Killing Of Old Man
Monday, July 9th, 2007COMPOSTELA VALLEY (Mindanao Examiner / 10 Jul) – Militant groups accused the Philippine military as behind the killing of a septuagenarian accused by soldiers as a member of the Maoist New People’s Army in Mindanao.The human rights group, Karapatan…