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January 22nd, 2010

Farmers commemorates Mediola Massacre

Thousands of farmers from different parts of the country converge in Manila to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the infamous Mendiola Massacre that claimed the life of 13 farmers in 1987.

The march was lead by the militant peasant group, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), on the eve of the protest, an estimated 2,000 protesters gathered in front of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) office in Quezon City demanding the government for a genuine reform in the agrarian sector.