Archive of Peasants

Tinang farmers get 68 hectares of land
May 11, 2024

The reactionary government has officially recognized the ownership of 90 farmer-members of the Independent Farmers’ Association of Tinang (Makisama-Tinang) in 68 hectares of land in Hacienda Tinang in Concepcion, Tarlac. The recognition was done in a ceremony on May 8. This is the result of a three-decade struggle for the land and the relaunching of […]

68 ektaryang lupa, iginawad sa mga magsasaka ng Tinang
May 11, 2024

Upisyal nang kinilala ng reaksyunaryong gubyerno ang pagmamay-ari ng 90 magsasakang kasapi ng Malayang Kilusang Samahan ng mga Magsasaka ng Tinang (Makisama-Tinang) sa 68 ektaryang lupa sa Hacienda Tinang sa Concepcion, Tarlac. Ang pagkilala ay ginawa sa isang seremonya noong Mayo 8. Bunga ito ng tatlong dekadang pakikibaka para sa lupa at muli nilang paglulunsad […]

Farmers and other sectors denounce Marcos' negligence amid El Niño
May 11, 2024

Groups of farmers and other sectors again protested before Department of Agriculture in Quezon City on May 9 to denounce the criminal negligence of the agency and the Marcos regime to address the needs of farmers and other sectors affected by drought this El Niño season. In the conservative record of the regime, the total […]

Kapabayaan ng rehimeng Marcos ngayong El Niño, muling binatikos
May 11, 2024

Muling nagprotesta ang mga grupo ng magsasaka at iba pang sektor sa harap ng Department of Agriculture sa Quezon City noong Mayo 9 para batikusin ang kriminal na kapabayaan ng ahensya at ng rehimeng Marcos na tugunan ang pangangailangan ng mga magsasaka at iba pang mga sektor na apektado ng tagtuyot ngayong panahon ng El […]

AFP endorses recycled, planted firearms to PNP
May 10, 2024 | New People's Army | Negros Island Regional Operational Command (Apolinario Gatmaitan Command) | NPA-Northern Negros (Roselyn Jean Pelle Command) | Cecil Estrella | Spokesperson |

After ballooning “recovered NPA firearms” from series of fake encounters in Escalante City, Negros Occidental last February 2024, #DiMasaligan79IB of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) recently handed over the said firearms to the Philippine National Police-Escalante City. While the said turnover of firearms is applauded by the uniformed personnel, questions arose from the […]

2 civilians in Albay injured in military shooting
May 03, 2024

Karapatan-Bicol condemned the Armed Forces of the Philippines soldiers for shooting two farmers in Barangay del Rosario, in Jovellar, Albay and for the arrest and harassment of two others on April 25. The group said the soldiers illegally arrested and prostrated uncle-and-nephew Ernesto Lumangaya and Arlan Lumangaya, at 2 in the morning. During this time, […]

2 sibilyan sa Albay, nasugatan sa pamamaril ng militar
May 03, 2024

Kinundena ng Karapatan-Bicol ang pamamaril ng mga sundalo ng Armed Forces of the Philippines sa dalawang magsasaka sa Barangay del Rosario, sa Jovellar, Albay at pag-aresto at panggigipit sa dalawang iba pa noong Abril 25. Ayon sa grupo, iligal na inaresto at pinadapa ng mga sundalo ang magtiyuhin na sina Ernesto Lumangaya at Arlan Lumangaya, […]

Damage caused by drought during El Niño reaches ₱6 billion
May 03, 2024

The damage caused by the drought during El Niño has reached ₱5.6 billion, according to data released by the Department of Agriculture on May 3. The biggest damage was in the Mimaropa region which reached ₱1.7 billion, Western Visayan (₱1.49 billion ), Cordillera (₱767 million) and Cagayan Valley (562 million). The Department of Agriculture said […]

Pinsala dulot ng tagtuyot sa panahon ng El Niño, halos ₱6 bilyon na
May 03, 2024

Umabot na sa ₱5.6 bilyon ang pinsalang dala ng tagtuyot dulot ng El Niño, ayon sa datos na inilabas ng Department of Agriculture noong Mayo 3. Pinakamalaki ang pinsala sa rehiyon ng Mimaropa na umabot s sa ₱1.7 bilyon, Western Visayan (₱1.49 bilyon), Cordillera (₱767 milyon) at Cagayan Valley (562 milyon). Ayon sa Department of […]

Sugarcane farm workers in Batangas protest before DOLE
April 30, 2024

Farm workers from Batangas, led by the Sugarfolks’ Unity for Genuine Agricultural Reform (SUGAR)- Batangas, protested before the national office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Intramuros, Manila, on April 26. They aired their grievances such as low wages, lack of benefits and subsidies amid the difficulties caused by El Nino in […]