farmers

Existing and persisting: Lupang Ramos

Existing and persisting: Lupang Ramos Existing and persisting: Lupang Ramos Behind the emergence of huge establishments and vast subdivisions in the city of Dasmariñas, there is a flourishing and thriving agricultural land that prevails through the persistent struggle and collective…

On Sagay 9: Our blood-stained lands

The  Filipino farmers’ struggle for genuine agrarian reform continues as strings of land ownership-related killings are reported across the country. Once again, blood has tainted the lands of our farmers—this time in Hacienda Nene in Sagay, Negros Occidental. Sagay 9…

The Farmers’ Struggle

Along the highway of Governor’s Drive in the City of Dasmariñas lies the village of Barangay Langkaan I, also known as Lupang Ramos, a community consisting of almost 300 farming families. Despite the farmers having a little to nothing, there’s…

Pagtawid

I brought my bag and packed a shirt. I was bound to write about the Kapdula farmers, but the immersion shaped the way I thought about agriculture. It explored my deepest and most critical of thoughts, and challenged myself on…