A group of banana exporters in Mindanao claimed that the rule of law must prevail to settle the issue of the 145-hectare land dispute between the Lapanday Food Corporation and Madaum Agrariam Reform Beneficiaries, Inc.
Freedom for all political prisoners across the country.
The recently concluded probe on the shooting incident inside the banana plantation in Barangay Madaum herr documented cases of land grabbing, human rights violations, and police's refusal to arrest perpetrators.
President Rodrigo Duterte again called the United States as hypocrite for its threat to block the Philippines due to "human rights violations" related to his administrations' war on drugs.
On Thursday, Dec. 15 Antonio Flores, chairperson of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas take part on the two-day National Fact Finding and Solidarity Mission to probe the shooting incident in Madaum, Tagum City as conflict between members of the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association and Lapanday Foods Corporation escalate because of the disputed land. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)