Ni NEIL AMBIONPinoy Weekly Pinagbabaril ng pinagsanib na puwersa ng Philippine National Police-Special Weapons and Tactics (PNP-SWAT) at “goons” ng Clarkhills Properties Corporation ang mga magsasaka at residente ng Sitio Balubad, Brgy. Anunas, Angeles City, Pampanga noong Marso 12, habang...
“Hands off Danilo Ramos” ang panawagan ng peasant rights advocates matapos ang balitang paniniktik at harassment sa tagapangulo ng Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP). Ayon sa KMP, nangyari ang pinakahuling serye ng paniniktik kay Ramos...
Southern Negros residents allege threats and coercion by the military and NTF-ELCAC, citing false NPA ties and pressure to disassociate from PDG, sparking concerns for their livelihoods and rights.
The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) reiterated its call for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to leave the Department of Agriculture (DA) and appoint a competent full time secretary on the occasion of his 66th birthday last Wednesday. In a statement on...
Ni AXELL SWEN LUMIGUENPinoy Weekly Nagprotesta sa harap ng Department of Agriculture (DA) sa Quezon City ang mga progresibong grupo upang ipanawagan ang pagbabasura sa Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) at pagpapababa ng presyo ng bigas at iba pang...
Ni MARLON TOBIASIBON Foundation Sa tuwing nababanggit ang lugar na Bulacan, napapahagikgik na lamang ako dahil sa wala namang ibang tatatak sa isip mo kundi lubak at baha. Nagbago ang tungo ko rito noong napasama ako sa isang exposure o saglit na pakikipamuhay sa mga...
Rice prices may be lowered by several pesos more than President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s price ceiling of P41 to P45 per kilo of regular to well-milled varieties, farmers and consumer rights advocates said. Following Marcos’ issuance of Executive Order 39 issued last...
By ASHLEYAH DELA CRUZ and KIMBERLY BINALINGBINGBulatlat.com MALOLOS, Bulacan – “Hindi na magsasaka, magsasako na lang.” This is how Marcelino Cruz Lucas, 65, described his situation as a rice farmer of over fifty years in Malolos, Bulacan, a province north of...
By EIKEE JAMELA CAPPAL and RONJAY MENDIOLABulatlat.com MANILA – Filipino farmers are asking lawmakers to increase the budget for agriculture and to strengthen the food sector. Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya...
Farmers asked Congress to investigate looming rice price manipulation schemes by private traders, saying claims of P34 to P36 per kilo of palay are ridiculously high
Farmer groups said the government’s proposed P5.678 trillion 2024 budget must be carefully scrutinized, adding planned intelligence and debt servicing funds should be allocated to social services instead. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said that the Office...
Ibon Foundation said that the Rice Tariffication Law has never benefited farmers. From P385 billion in 2018 ($7 billion), the value of palay production declined to P333 billion ($6.06 billion) in 2021 despite an increase of 894,076 metric ton in production volume.
Sa paggunita ng ‘Day of the Landless’ ngayong araw, pinaigiting ng mga Pilipinong magbubukid ang deka-dekada na nilang laban para sa tunay na reporma sa lupa.