As early as 1:00 am Thursday, March 31 police woke up protesters from their sleep with their loud sound system inviting protesters to go home as they brought with them dump trucks provided by the provincial government to ferry them.
Bayan Muna Partylist Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate said the dispersal of the farmers in Kidapawan City resonates the 1987 Mendiola Massacre because of the police's use of their firearms to disperse protesters.
DAVAO CITY ---A farmer is confirmed dead while 20 farmers injured after anti-riot police dispersed…
Presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte reminded voters not to be lured by candidates’ promises using the government’s Pantawid Pampamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to get votes since the program is already sourced from government coffers.
After thousands of farmers blocked the Davao-Cotabato national highway in Kidapawan City on early Wednesday to demand rice distribution to drought-affected families, the International League of People’s Struggle has called on the government to mobilize its resources and address the farmers’ demands.