The price of palay – or unprocessed rice – is in a free-fall, bringing misery to our already impoverished rice farmers. Sadly, the plummeting
Tag: war on farmers
Remembering the Hacienda Luisita Massacre: A reminder that impunity is nothing new in the Philippines
When workers go on strike, they are calling for better work conditions and an increase in pay. But in November 2004, when thousands of
Why I’m Voting (part 2): Our farmers deserve better
This is part 2 of an eight-part series covering the issues that will help me decide who I’m voting for in the May 2019
Operation Sauron: the covert war happening in Negros Oriental
In less than six months, the province of Negros Oriental has witnessed two different massacres killing a total of 20 people – mostly farmers
What’s going on in Negros Oriental?
When talking about warfare and massacres in the Philippines, the common guess is that it would happen in the island of Mindanao. Under the