Archive of Peasants

PAF terrorist aerial bombing in Cagayan, a scourge to the people
May 16, 2024

Tactical Operations Group 2 of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) once again carried out a brazen bombing campaign in the barangays of Peñablanca, Cagayan on May 10 at 2 a.m. Its jet fighters dropped up to 10 bombs on Sitio Ebi, Lapi and nearby barangays of Manga, Buyun, Nabbababalayan, and Minanga. Loud explosions, straffing and […]

Demand an end to rice import liberalization, advance the struggle for genuine land reform
May 16, 2024 | Communist Party of the Philippines | Marco Valbuena | Chief Information Officer |

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) expresses its support for the broad masses of peasant and the Filipino people in pushing the demand for the repeal of the Rice Liberalization Law (RLL). Currently being reviewed in the congress, the RLL is an oppressive law that has aggravated the situation of palay farmers and pushed […]

Agkiddaw iti pannakaikkat ti liberalisasyon iti importasyon ti bagas, itandudo ti pannakidangadang para iti pudpudno a reporma ti daga
May 16, 2024 | Communist Party of the Philippines | Marco Valbuena | Chief Information Officer |

Ipakpaka-ammo ti Partido Komunista ti Pilipinas (PKP) ti suporta na iti nalawa a masa a mannalon ken dagiti umili a Pilipino iti panangitultuloy da ti kiddaw a mawaswas ti Rice Liberalization Law (RLL). Iti agdama a pannakausig iti kongreso, ti RLL ket maysa a manangirurumen a linteg a nangpakaro iti kasasaad dagiti agtaltalon ti pagay […]

El Niño and state fascism worsen Negros Island's economic crisis
May 16, 2024 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Negros Island | Bayani Obrero | Spokesperson |

The drawn out El Niño phenomenon has put the Negrosanon masses in immensely dire straits. Roughly 16,000 farmers, farm workers and fisherfolk all over the island are affected by drought and extreme heat. Damage caused by El Niño to agricultural products, livestock and fisheries in Negros Occidental is more than Php300 million affecting 5,864 hectares […]

Police harass investigation related to El Niño in Ilocos Norte
May 15, 2024

The local police arbitrarily confiscated questionnaires distributed by the Alliance of Farmers in Ilocos Norte (AMIN) which inquired about the condition of the community during this El Niño season in Barangay Puzol, Pinili on May 10. AMIN said police officers PSSG Russel A. Cabie and Francis Tabladillo entered a resident’s house to confiscate the documents. […]

Imbestigasyon kaugnay ng El Niño sa Ilocos Norte, ginipit ng mga pulis
May 15, 2024

Arbitraryong kinumpiska ng lokal na pulis ang mga questionnaire ng Alyansa ng mga Magsasaka sa Ilocos Norte (AMIN) na nag-aalam sa kalagayan ng komunidad ngayong panahon ng El Niño sa Barangay Puzol, Pinili noong Mayo 10. Ayon sa AMIN, nagpunta ang mga upisyal ng pulis na sina PSSG Russel A. Si Cabie at Francis Tabladillo […]

Democratic organizations distribute aid to farmers affected by drought in Bulacan
May 14, 2024

Amid the Marcos regime’s incompetent response to the drought’s ravages brought by El Niño, democratic organizations and sectors banded together to help Bulacan farmers affected by the drought. Sagip Kanayunan, Youth Action on El Niño Network, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and other organizations distributed food aid and other basic needs. At least 210 farming […]

Pamamahagi ng tulong sa mga magsasakang apektado ng tagtuyot, isinagawa sa Bulacan
May 14, 2024

Sa harap ng inutil na pagtugon ng rehimeng Marcos sa pananalasa ng tagtuyot ngayong panahon ng El Niño, nagtulung-tulong ang mga demokratikong organisasyon at sektor para umagapay sa mga magsasakang apektado ng tagtuyot sa Bulacan. Namahagi ng tulong na pagkain at iba pang pangunahing pangangailangan ang Sagip Kanayunan, Youth Action on El Niño Network, Kilusang […]

Farmers and residents victims of 73-hectare land grabbing in Pampanga picket DAR and Congress
May 14, 2024

Farmers and resident members of the Anunas United Farmers and Homeowners Association (AUFHA) from Sityo Balubad, Barangay Anunas, Angeles City, Pampanga picketed in front of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the House of Representatives in Quezon City on May 13 and 14. They urged that the 73-hectare land in Sitio Balubad that was […]

Mga magsasaka at residenteng inagawan ng 73-ektaryang lupa sa Pampanga, nagpiket sa DAR at Kongreso
May 14, 2024

Nagpiket ang mga magsasaka at residenteng kasapi ng Anunas United Farmers and Homeowners Association (AUFHA) mula sa Sityo Balubad, Barangay Anunas, Angeles City, Pampanga sa Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) at House of Representatives sa Quezon City noong Mayo 13 at 14. Ipinanawagan nila ang pagbawi sa 73-ektaryang lupa sa Sityo Balubad na kinamkam ng […]