About 2,000 members of militant groups such as the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (Uma), Amihan, Pamalakaya-Pilipinas, Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), Anakpawis Partylist, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan and other sectoral groups, aboard more than 100 vehicles, traveled to Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac City to commemorate the 5th anniversary of Hacienda Luisita massacre which killed 7 striking agri-workers. They dubbed it as “Caravan for Land and Justice in… Continue

Peasants led by the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines) commemorated the anniversary of PD 27, the bogus land reform program of the Marcos dictatorship, on October 21, by a week-long series of protests and a relief mission to Central Luzon.



KMP said that the October peasant campaign would deal mainly on the call for Genuine Land Reform and the immediate need of peasants distraught by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng for relief and rehabilitation. They… Continue

To mark World Food Day, October 16, established by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) since 1981, peasant groups such as the militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines), Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women, Pamalakaya-Pilipinas, UMA and Anakpawis Partylist tabled their 9-point omnibus demands for peasant victims of typhoon Ondoy and Pepeng to the Dept. of Agriculture in Quezon City. Their dialogue was beefed up by 150… Continue

The militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines) criticized the relocation measure of the Arroyo government and said that it was mere sweeping people off Metro Manila of urban poor. The group said that past relocation programs of the government such as those who used to reside along the railway simply removed them and exposed them in danger during the flooding brought by typhoon Ondoy.



“The government move was simply removing them from Metro… Continue

The militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines) warned of corruption in government raking up funds that should be used for relief and rehabilitation of victims of typhoon Ondoy. It has also been reported that the Commission on Audit (COA) revealed that the P800 million emergency fund that should have been used for disaster-preparedness was used by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on her foreign trips.



“We should all watch out for corruption… Continue

The national peasant organization Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines) urged Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to immediately distribute Hacienda Luisita lands to agri-workers, as well as other lands being grabbed by landlords, developers and industrial firms from peasants.



“We push for Sen. Aquino to immediately distribute the lands in Hacienda Luisita, concretely scrap the letter notifying agri-workers that they have until October 30 to… Continue

As Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III announced his plan to run for president this coming election in 2010, the militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines) urged him to convince his family to immediately distribute Hacienda Luisita to agricultural workers.



“Though he seems supported by the middle to upperclass, the basic sectors majorly the peasantry, would certainly be interested to ask about Hacienda Luisita, and we from the KMP are urging him… Continue

Leaders and members of Upland Farmers Association, Inc. (UFAI) and Lingap Magsasaka of Sitio Malapad, Bgy. Sibul, San Miguel, Bulacan exposed the verbal threats of Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Villafuerte in an attempt to displace them of their farms.



UFAI is a local chapter of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines) whose members are farmers of Sitio Malapad and some parts of adjacent barangays belonging to Doňa Remedios Trinidad town. They cultivate… Continue

As Sen. Mar Roxas gave way to Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III as Liberal Party frontrunner for the 2010 presidential elections, the militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines) said in a press statement that Sen. Aquino should be ready to talk to peasants, particularly regarding the sensitive and fundamental issue of genuine land reform.



“The whole country knows that Noynoy is the representative of the Cojuangco-Aquino clan in the government… Continue

A press release of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) on landgrabbing crime allegedly perpetrated by Cam Sur Rep. Luis Villafuerte.





San Miguel, Bulacan- Farmer groups in Bulacan on Sunday accused Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Villafuerte of landgrabbing, as groups supportive of the farmers’ plight urged the congressman’s colleagues in the House of Representatives to investigate the Bicolano lawmaker for violating the land rights of more than 200 peasant families or… Continue