Koronadal Farmers Blocks Highway to Demand Rice Assistance

Farmers from different places of Koronadal hit by drought blocks the Koronadal-General Santos highway to demand for rice assistance and seek the government intervention in mitigating the effects of El Niño on their crops. The protests of Koronadal farmers came after a few weeks when Kidapawan farmers made headlines on national news media. According to … Read more

Kidapawan Protesting Farmers Released But Two of Them Remain in Detention

The National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) announced to the media through Secretary General Atty. Edre Olalia that the Municipal Trial Court of Kidapawan has already released the farmers detained for the violent dispersal last April 1. Although the detained farmers were already released, two of the said farmers remained in detention. NUPL revealed that … Read more