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Read more about the article Bayan Muna: Kidapawan barricade dispersal a resonant of Mendiola Massacre 
Members of the SWAT team are positioned atop fire trucks. (Contributed photo by Kath Cortez)

Bayan Muna: Kidapawan barricade dispersal a resonant of Mendiola Massacre 

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.

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Read more about the article Gov’t urged to mobilize resources to address Mindanao drought, hunger
HOLD THE LINE. Farmers demanding rice subsidy from the government stay in their picket line along Quezon Boulevard in Kidapawan City for two days as of Thursday, March 31. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

Gov’t urged to mobilize resources to address Mindanao drought, hunger

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.

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Read more about the article No deal: Farmers decline North Cot Gov. Mendoza’s invitation to hold dialogue outside the barricade
WHERE'S THE RICE? Around 5,000 farmers protest along Davao-Cotabato national highway in Kidapawan City on Wednesday, March 30 to demand for rice assistance as they suffer the impact of prolonged drought in the province. (Danilda Fusilero/davaotoday.com)

No deal: Farmers decline North Cot Gov. Mendoza’s invitation to hold dialogue outside the barricade

KIDAPAWAN CITY --- Protesting farmers here declined the invitation of North Cotabato provincial governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza to hold the dialogue at the city hall on Wednesday night, March 30. Pedro…

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Read more about the article Protesting farmers prepare to sleep on North Cot highway

Protesting farmers prepare to sleep on North Cot highway

Many of the protesting farmers who put up a barricade in the national highway of Davao-Cotabato in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato province sprawled on the streets 12 hours after they blocked the road paralyzing traffic in the whole stretch of Quezon Boulevard in Kidapawan City.

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