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6 farmers arrested for harvesting own crops, hundreds others evicted due to land grabbing
Demolition in Norzagaray, Bulacan (Photo courtesy of KMP)
“The situation of Filipino peasants when they marched from Central Luzon to Mendiola in 1987 remains unchanged, and even worse this 2021, especially with the rising cases of peasant massacres and mass killings under the Duterte administration.” – KMP
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
MANILA – Peasant groups condemned the arrest of six farmers in Norzagaray, Bulacan after harvesting their own crops, and the series of eviction of farmers in Bataan, Laguna, Cavite, Bulacan and Iloilo.
Published January 18, 2021, 5:47 PM
Farmers and agricultural workers will march to Mendiola, Manila on January 22 to speak out on issues surrounding land grabbing, land-use conversion, and killings of farmer leaders.
The Kilusang Mabubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and Anakpawis, among other peasant groups, are those taking their protest to the streets in commemoration of Mendiola Massacre, which has become the symbol of their fight for land reform.
Friday will be the 34th anniversary of the peaceful mobilization on Mendiola Street that turned into a bloody dispersal claiming the lives of 13 farmers.
“Then and now, farmers have been demanding for land reform and free land distribution. The situation of Filipino peasants when they marched from Central Luzon to Mendiola in 1987 remains unchanged, and even worse this 2021,” KMP chair Danilo Ramos said.