The history of peasantry of the Philippines

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Persecution vs. peasants raises suspicion of FVR-Fil Estate sweetheart deal

Peasant Movement of the Philippines, press release, 23 June 1998. The militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), to which SAMBAT is affliated, strongly denounced that the police raid is part of the intensifying political repression under the US-Ramos regime on its remaining days in power and proof of Secretary Ernesto Garilao's lapdog devotion to landlords' interests.

Young Agrarian Reform Advocates'—as a peasant strategy

Peasant Movement of the Philippines (KMP), 1 August 1998. One of the approaches or strategies that KMP is employing to broaden its support base for the struggle of the peasants for land and for genuine land reform. Press release: Youth renew vows to champion peasant rights in assembly.

Landless peasants to swarm rural agencies in 24 towns and cities

KMP, 19 October 1998. Militant peasants announce a week of marching, occupations of local agrarian agencies and other protests across the country in protest of CARP-assisted land grabbing abetted by President Joseph Estrada.

Land reform, inch by inch

By Majar Mangahas, Manila Standard, Monday 13 September 1999. Power in the countryside, unlike in the urban areas, depends primarily on the ownership of land. The three bases of power. Land reform.