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Peasants to push distribution of Hacienda Luisita on Noynoy’s first day

Farmers from the militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines) vowed to push for land distribution of highly-disputed 6,453-hectare Hacienda Luisita on the first  full article »

Peasant unrest to heighten under Aquino government, group said

The militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines) said that peasant unrest would intensify under incoming president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s governmen  full article »

Surface abducted peasant activists, groups told Noynoy

The militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines) and Tanggol Magsasaka (Peasant Network for Land, Justice and Human Rights) urged incoming president Sen.  full article »

Chief Justice Corona asked to end Hacienda Luisita row in 100 days

MANILA, Philippines - Newly installed Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona is urged today by striking farm workers in Hacienda Luisita to resolve the long running land dispute inside the 6,453-he  full article »

Farmers rally at Times street, demand genuine land reform from Noynoy Aquino

QUEZON CITY, Philippines - About 50 farmers belonging to the militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines) rallied in front of the Aquino ancestral home at Times  full article »

Groups condemn attempted demolition on farmers in Pangasinan, blame CARPer’s futility

After an attempted dispersal of farmers’ barricade against illegal cutting of coconut trees in Hacienda Yulo, Calamba, Laguna last May 21, farmers are again victims of attempted demolition in Sta.  full article »

Farmers condemn abuse in Hacienda Yulo, call to junk CARPer

Nearing a year after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with ‘Reforms’ or CARPer into law RA 9700 on August 7, 2009 and the violent demoli  full article »