Tag: #Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP)
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Group demands enactment of National Farmers’ Day bill
A fisherfolk group called on the national government to certify House Bill 1112 or the National Farmers’ Day bill as urgent.
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DA’s fertilizer discount vouchers are ‘good’ but ‘far from enough,’ says KMP
Discount vouchers are not enough.
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Farmers: Appoint a competent, full-time agriculture secretary
Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), on Sunday, Oct. 23, urged the administration to appoint a competent agriculture secretary, reiterating the need to strengthen the Philippine agricultural sector.
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Gabriela lays out demands on Peasant Day
In time for the celebration of Peasant Day, Gabriela Women’s partylist renewed its call for the prioritization of legislative measures that will “develop” the rice industry and alleviate the suffering of “poverty-stricken” agricultural workers in the Philippines.
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Progressive groups to Villar: Filipino farmers and fisherfolk are not ignorant
Progressive groups slammed Senator Cynthia Villar after she publicly insinuated that farmers and fisherfolk “do not understand” climate change.
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Farmers present ways to ensure food security in PH
There are various ways to resolve the “worsening” food crisis in the Philippines.
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‘Jail is never safe for political prisoners’: De Lima’s immediate release sought anew
Progressive groups renewed their calls for former senator Leila De Lima’s immediate release after a hostage-taking incident at the Camp Crame Custodial Center on Sunday, Oct. 9.
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Compensation for cyclone-stricken farmers, fishers pressed anew
A peasant group on Sunday, Oct. 2, once again called on the national government to provide much-needed compensation to cyclone-affected farmers and fishermen.
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Discontinue importation, strengthen local rice production – KMP
Filipino farmers urged the administration to discontinue “costly” importation and strengthen the country’s local rice production.
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Farmers fear wider agricultural trade deficit as peso further weakens
Farmers expressed their fear of wider agricultural trade deficit amid the further declining rate of peso.
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KMP: Support local farmers, reject Golden Rice project
Filipino farmers continue to reject the Golden Rice project, reiterating that this “unnecessary and unwanted corporate experiment” may endanger not only farmers but also consumers and the environment.
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Farmers slam appointment of Sandro Marcos as senior deputy majority leader
Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) called the appointment of presidential son and Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Sandro Marcos as senior deputy majority leader of the Lower House “nepotism to the highest level.”
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Marcos urged to grant farmers ‘much-needed’ cash aid, food production subsidies
Farmers slammed President and Department of Agriculture (DA) Chief Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s proposal to prioritize the implementation of farm-to-market network system, calling it a “magnet for corruption.”
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Lawmakers, peasant leaders refile Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill
Aiming to address the “root” of social strife due to landlessness and poverty, Makabayan representatives, together with peasant and fisherfolk leaders refiled the Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill (GARB) in the 19th Congress.
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Farmers unveil demands for Marcos’ first 100 days
A day after Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. took his oath as the 17th President of the Philippines, peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) presented their demands for the agriculture sector, adding that all of these are “doable” within the first 100 days of the new administration.
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Farmers’ group to lay down demands for next admin’s first 100 days
Intending to help resolve the ongoing the food crisis, peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) announced that they will be laying down dozen “concrete and doable demands” that president-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s administration can accomplish within the first 100 days.
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Farmers want a DA chief with long, credible track record in pro-farmer legislation
Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) on Monday evening, June 20, rejected president-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as the Department of Agriculture’s Secretary, claiming that Marcos will only worsen hunger in the country.
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Supporting farmers is not a crime, group reiterates
Farmers’ group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), on Monday, June 20, refuted various claims, reiterating that planting food is not a crime and supporting farmers is not a criminal act.