Militant farmers have renewed their call for genuine agrarian reform.
Camping out at the main office of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Quezon City, peasants belonging to the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) assailed the failure of the Arroyo government to distribute land to farmers and sugar workers in the 6,400-hectare Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac.
MANILA — Two grenades were thrown at a house of a Bayan Muna member in Lezo, Aklan. Meanwhile, soldiers from the Philippine Army are openly campaigning against progressive party-list groups in South Cotabato.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - A group of Filipino migrant workers endorsed the candidacies of the Makabayan Coalition and Nacionalista Party guest senatorial bets Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza.