Militant groups stage global day of protest against killing of 14 Negros farmers 286 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Chito ChavezMilitant group Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) and its member organizations converged on Wednesday in the national and global day of protest to demand justice for the killing of 14 farmers in Negros Oriental and other farmer fatalities in the country. The group noted that similar protest actions were being held in various countries as well which was called by the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP). In Negros Island, where the 14 farmers were killed on March 30, simultaneous protest actions will be held in four areas of the island on April 12. This has only been implemented so far in two places in Negros Oriental, in Guihulngan City from Dec. 26-27, 2018 which resulted to six summary executions and on March 30, 2019, which resulted to 14 summary executions.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 10, 2019 05:15 UTC