34 years after the Mendiola massacre, farmers still being killed for fighting for land
34 years after the Mendiola massacre, farmers still being killed for fighting for land
By REIN TARINAY
Bulatlat.com
MANILA — Thirty four years ago, farmer Zenaida Soriano travelled from Pakil, Laguna to join a protest action in Manila to demand land reform.
Soriano recalled how she and fellow farmers were so hopeful with the promise of change and democracy by then newly-installed President Corazon Aquino. She did not expect what happened next.
“When we arrived here [in Mendiola], there were so many [elements of] Army, PSG [Presidential Security Group], PC [Philippine Constabulary]. As soon as we crossed the bridge, bullets and tear gas [canisters] were flown our way,” Soriano told Bulatlat in an interview.
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