Tag Archives: KMP
SORA pits vs. Aquino’s SONA
By Bianca Jing Bajing Jing and Gerry Albert Corpuz MANILA, Philippines-Farmer groups led by the peasant activist group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), the left-leaning fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), Unyon ng Mga Manggagawa sa … Continue reading
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Land disputes hound Manila’s new agrarian chief
By Roy Morilla and Gerry Albert Corpuz MANILA, Philippines- At least seven cases of agrarian disputes mostly from Southern Tagalog region were presented today to newly installed Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Virgilio delos Reyes. In a dialogue with … Continue reading
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Manila police clears Aquino on Mendiola dispersal
By Gerry Albert Corpuz, Mudra Amparo and Sugar Hicap MANILA, Philippines- Manila police chief district GeneralRodolfo Magtibay had insisted that he ordered the violent demolition of protest camp-out structures set by striking farm workers of Hacienda Luisita and peasant activists … Continue reading
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11 groups call for rejection of Noynoy in 2010 polls
By Gerry Albert Corpuz, Lollipop de los Reyes and Sugar Hicap MANILA, Philippines-About 11 rural based organizations and agrarian reform advocacy groups urged the 50 million Filipino voters in the May 10, 2010 elections to reject the presidential bid of … Continue reading
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Manila’s agrarian reform chief asked to act on land disputes involving top 2010 bets
By Sugar Hicap, Bb. Joyce Cabral, Cherry de Belen and Gerry Albert Corpuz MANILA, Philippines-Striking farmworkers of Hacienda Luisita and affected farmers of the ambitious MRT-7 railway project in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan had coalesced to pressure Department of … Continue reading
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KMP nixes decline in rice output
By the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas Manila, Philippines-The militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines) raised that government is exaggerating the effects of “El Nino” to justify huge increases in rice imports, estimated to reach 3 … Continue reading
Noynoy told: “Distribute Luisita now, not in 2014
By Makisig Corrales, Lala Lichugas and Trinity Biglang Awa Manila, Philippines-Rural based militant groups on Wednesday told Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Sen, Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III and his family– the landlord Cojuangco-Aquino clan they should distribute the 6,453 … Continue reading
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Inquirer asked to take up Luisita, land reform in 2nd edition of presidential debate
By Billy Javier Reyes and Kremlin Montenegro Manila, Philippines-Six of the biggest rural based groups in the country– the left-leaning fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), the farmers group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), Amihan peasant … Continue reading
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Sugar groups told: Recall EO on importation
By Jay Cuesta, Roy Morilla and Sugar Hicap Manila, Philippines- Asserting that there is no legitimate basis to import sugar from foreign sources abroad, five of the biggest rural based groups—the Unyon ng Mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA), Kilusang Magbubukid … Continue reading
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Farmers accused pawnshop magnate of intrusion
By Glemmar Bacusmo, KMP media officer in Cebu Cebu City, Philippines- A cooperative of agrarian reform beneficiaries in Carmen, Cebu today lambasted businessman Michel Lhullier after the road project of the latter encroached their farms destroying crops and plowed plots. … Continue reading
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