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Peasants in Hacienda Yulo face renewed harassment, threats of eviction
Armed goons with long rifles arrived on August 24 to attempt to displace the farmers in sitio Buntog. (Photo courtesy of Amihan) Reports from Samahan ng Mamamayang Nagkakaisa sa Sitio Buntog (SAMANA-Buntog) claim that Buntog is being “fenced off”, and goons are destroying farm plots they come across. “They’re even stealing fruits from our trees,”…
IN PHOTOS: Black Friday Protest calling for justice for Oplan Tambay casualty
Justice for Tisoy On July 6, family, friends and neighbors of Genesis ‘Tisoy’ Argoncillo’ and human rights and activists groups from Quezon City held a Black Friday Protest outside Quezon City Police Station 4 along Quirino Highway in Novaliches. Earlier that day, Tisoy’s family brought his remains to their hometown in Iloilo. Tisoy was the…
Labor groups demand wage hike at regional wage boards meet
“Workers are not beggars. We don’t deserve alms and wage increase that will only be used for publicity and grandstanding of those in power,” said Jun Ancheta, Kilusang Mayo Uno Metro Manila spokesperson. Labor groups under KMU Metro Manila and Defend Job Philippines troop to the regional wage boards office meeting. KMU Metro Manila and…
IN PHOTOS: Lumad ordeal in Surigao del Sur not yet over
They fled their villages to escape the threats of intensifying military presence, only to be subjected to a military cordon that worsened their condition in a temporary shelter. On July 16, some 1,607 indigenous people from 15 communities from the towns of Lianga and San Agustin in Surigao del Sur marched for ten hours to…
