July 2009

Filipino Groups, Cuban Embassy Pay Tribute to Cuban Five

Fri, 07/31/2009 - 03:46 -- apc secretariat

MANILA — Groups promoting Philippine-Cuban solidarity and the Cuban embassy in Manila paid tribute to the Cuban Five – Cuban anti-terrorist fighters who have been languishing in US jails for a decade – in an activity marking the 56th anniversary of what is now known as the Moncada Attack. The activity was held July 29 at the Trinity University of Asia.

This is written by Alexander Martin Remollino and was published by Bulatlat.com on July 30, 2009.

The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) is a member of the Philippine-Cuba Friendship Association (AMISTAD).

Hundreds of billions of taxpayers' money in danger because of CARP extension

PRESS RELEASE

July 30, 2009

With the House of Representative' s ratification of Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) extension, hundreds of billions of taxpayers' money is in danger to be used in questionable purposes as it is alloted with P150 billion fund for its 5-year extension, claimed the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines) .

Reference: 

ROY MORILLA, KMP Public Information Officer (63-905-421- 7305)

Peasant groups launch Asia-wide actions against global land grabbing

MEDIA RELEASE
July 25, 2009

At the height of global financial crisis, state terrorism and widespread land grabbing of huge tracts of agricultural land in poor Asian countries, the 15 million strong Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) kicked-off a “Five--month Asia-wide Peasants’ Caravan for Land and Livelihood” that started on July 20 in Sri Lanka and will end in November 2009 in India.

Reference: 

Danilo Ramos, APC Secretary-General
Email: apc_secretariat@yahoo.com; roda_g04@yahoo.com
Mobile number: +639-109103983

Sarath Fernando, MONLAR Co-Secretary
Phone: 0112-744160
Email: siddamal@setnet.lk ; monlar@setnet.lk

Landless Rally in Lararhat, Barisal District in Bangladesh

Fri, 07/24/2009 - 14:17 -- apc secretariat

On 4 July 2008 Bangladesh Krishok Federation and Bangladesh Kishani
Sabha organized a rally in Laharhat in Barisal district. Thousands of
landless people, mostly women took part in the rally. The rally
demanded the proper distribution of Khasland among the genuine
landless people, to the government.

There are plenty of Khaslands in Barisal district by which the
landless people will go for decisive struggle in the years to come.
However, the landless people have targeted 5 chars (Small
Islands)---Laraipurchar, Talukdarerchar, Miarchar, Saiberchar,

Fishers group ask Japex to set aside P 20-billion for Tañon Strait rehab

July 15, 2009...2:24 am
The Pamalakaya Times

The militant fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Wednesday asked owners of the offshore mining group Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. (Japex) to set aside some P 20-billion for the rehabilitation of Tañon Strait.

Reference: 

FERNANDO HICAP
National Chairperson
PAMALAKAYA-Pilipinas
Tel: +632-4343836

Radicals’ opposition to CARP principled

Fri, 07/24/2009 - 13:32 -- apc secretariat

Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:22:00 07/24/2009

The Inquirer’s July 19 editorial titled “Like foreign bases” erroneously viewed the opposition of the “radical sectoral representatives” to the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms (CARPer) as an unholy alliance with landlords. This is the second time an Inquirer editorial tagged us as being in cahoots with landlords. We detest this biased and misinformed view.

Hands off U.S., says Asian Peasants on the coup d’ etat in Honduras

PRESS RELEASE
July 23, 2009

The militant Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) joined the call of the international community against the military-installed Robert Michelleti government on June 28 after the kidnapping and exile of their president Jose Manuel Zelaya.

The peasant group said that the coup d’état in Honduras is a desperate attempt of a pro-US Honduran elite to stop the rising mass movement against neo-liberal globalization and US imperialist intervention in the region.

Reference: 

DANILO RAMOS,
APC Secretary General
Tel. +632-3793083