Peasant leader killed in Isabela

Peasant leader killed in Isabela

MANILA – A peasant leader was shot dead in Isabela province today, the fifth peasant victim killed in as many days.

In a statement, the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) condemned the killing of Ariel Diaz, chairperson of the Danggayan Dagiti Mannalon ti Isabela (DAGAMI), who was shot dead by three armed men at 8 a.m. today, Sept. 7, in his farm in Villa Pereda, Delfin Albano town. Dagami is KMP’s provincial chapter in Isabela.

“We call on the Duterte government to put a stop to these politically-motivated killings. It is highly-condemnable that farmers who defend their right to the lands are being killed,” said Antonio Flores, KMP secretary general, in a statement.

“Even as a wake is still being held for the farmers killed in Fort Magsaysay on Saturday, another one was shot and killed in Isabela,” Flores added, noting the “rising trend of extrajudicial killings against farmers under the Duterte administration.”

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