At least 500 activists marched to Malacañang on January 22 to mark the 34th anniversary of the Mendiola Massacre wherein 13 protesting farmers were killed by the police. Until today, justice is yet to be served to the relatives of the victims. On the contrary, the attacks and hardships suffered by the sector continued to worsen over the years. In 2020 alone, 59 were killed by the regime. Similar protest actions were mounted by farmers in Laguna, Cebu and Negros Occidental.

In Quezon, farmers commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Guinayangan Massacre last February 1. In this massacre perpetrated on the same day in 1981, two farmers were killed when state forces opened fire at around 6,000 protesting farmers.

Meanwhile in Panay, activists founded the Defend Panay Network on January 29, a month after the brutal massacre of nine Tumandok leaders in Tapaz, Capiz.