This collective tilling of land has helped us put food on our table. We no longer need to buy vegetables because we are now growing them in our garden. They are fresh and it is good for our health,”
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 6) A women s group claimed on Saturday that most of the current peasant women political prisoners were detained under the Duterte regime, adding that the creation of an anti-insurgent task force has worsened the persecution of activists.
The Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women has called on the government anew to release 78 peasant women political prisoners, 62 whom were imprisoned under the present administration.
“The fascist Duterte has put 62 innocent peasant women in jail behind bars and deprived them of their rights as women, mothers to their children, and peasants advancing rights to land and livelihood. This March 8 International Women s Day protest, we are calling for their immediate and unconditional release and hold Duterte accountable, Zenaida Soriano, Amihan National chairperson, was quoted as saying in a statement on Saturday.