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.
Activist-turned-lawmaker Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza reiterated Friday that there is no truth to accusations that she used her pork barrel to finance activities of the National Democratic Front (NDF).
Labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno and Anakpawis Partylist branded as “insulting to workers” the three regional wage boards’ claim that they are studying the possibility of raising wages in their respective regions.
