Sumilao Farmers Win; but the Struggle continues

Arroyo revokes land-use conversion of Sumilao estate
By Jerome Aning, Christine Avendaño
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Last updated 01:38am (Mla time) 12/19/2007

MANILA, Philippines — A day after twice meeting with the Sumilao farmers, President Macapagal-Arroyo took what her officials described as “the first step toward the return” of the land they are claiming.
The President, through Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, [...]

Walking with the Sumilao Farmers 2

 
I have been absent for a while in the blogosphere and this is because for the last 10 days I have been walking, eating, talking and simply being with the Sumilao farmers. Much has already been said about their cause and I have been fortunate enough to be with them and [...]

Sumilao Farmers hit the Headline

Today’s Philippine Daily Inquirer headline says: Church backs the farmers

Their story deserves to be heard. Let the nation know of their plight, their perseverance, their journey and the injustice that they seek to redress. Their story needs to be told so that the people will know what made them make this very long journey on [...]

The Sumilao farmers are here

The Sumilao Farmers quest for land and justice has brought them to the nation’s capital. Their 1,700 kilometer walk from their homes in Sumilao, Bukidnon to Manila is about to end but will their quest for land finally end? Mahaba ang kanilang naging paglalakbay, mahaba at puno ng paghihirap. Ito ay kagaya rin ng kanilang [...]

Bonifacio’s Love Song

A humble working man founded the revolutionary movement that resisted and fought against the Spanish Colonial rule – the Katipunan. He was born on November 30, 1863. The Supremo wrote a poem – Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa, which remains meaningful and apt to all of us today as the struggle he started more the a [...]