Six farmers were arrested by armed state agents these past weeks. The victims were arrested while the military were combing peasant communities, and forcing residents to surrender. On October 17, the police arrested Cristina Magistrado, former organizer of Amihan-Cagayan, at her house in Binangonan, Rizal based on trumped-up charges. She was brought to a police […]

Third part of the series on the inhumane and destructive use of drones and aerial bombing. FIRST PART: Killing by drone and aerial bombing SECOND PART: Brutal weapons of bombing and strafing  The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)’s aerial bombardment, together with the use of drones and aerial strafing by helicopters, is one of […]

World Hunger Day. Peasant activists protested on October 16 in front of the Mega Q-Mart in Quezon City to mark the World Food Day which they dubbed as World Hunger Day. The challenged candidates in the 2022 elections to lay down “concrete solutions to address the chronic food and agricultural crisis based on economic sovereignty […]

Pineapple is among the top agricultural products in the Philippines. The country is the second biggest pineapple exporter in the world. Last year, the country produced 2.7 million metric tons (MT) of pineapples valued at ₱26.1 billion. Majority (85%) of local production is controlled by two multinational companies Del Monte Philippines Incorporated and Dole Philippines […]

The Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) criticized the report of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on October 4 which claimed that pineapple is the “most profitable agricultural product for Filipino farmers.” The group belied this statement saying that thousands of farmers in Polomolok and Tupi in South Cotabato who are under contract growing […]