Rome, Italy 20.o6.2016
Press release
A protest rally was staged by Malinisan Filipino Community of
Rome against the alleged illegal landgrabbing in their hometown Bgy. Malinis,
Lemery, Batangas.
About 100 persons mostly, are relatives of families affected by
the alleged landgrabbing, participated in the said initiative. They read an
statement expressing their ire against Philippine Investment Development
Corporation which has began to erect fences keeping out the peasants from the
land they have been tilling for many decades with the complicity of local
Police without court order or proofs that they indeed own the land they are
claiming as their property. In accordance with the PD 27 of the Comprrehensive
Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), the disputed land must be distributed to the
tenants that tilled the land to implement the payment of the necessary
Amortization.
The Malinisan Filipino Community of Rome is calling for
solidarity from Filipino organizations.
The manifesto of Malinis Filipino Community of Rome read during the
mobilization :
PANGANGAMKAM NG LUPA SA BARANGAY MALINIS, LEMERY, BATANGASV
ITIGIL NA!
Mariing kinokondena ng Samahan ng Brgy. Malinisan Filipino commuinty Rome, Italy ang
ginawang iligal na pagbabakod ng Phil. Regional Investment Development Corp. at
grupo nina Renwick Razon sa lupain na nasasakupan ng aming Barangay.
Walang moral at legal na batayan ang kanilang ginawang
pagbabakod dahil wala silang pinakitang
anumang katibayan na kanila ang nasabing lupain at court order para gawin ang
nasabing pagbabakod.
Batay sa batas ang nasabing lupain ay saklaw ng PD 27 ng Comprehensive Agrarian Reporm
Program o Carp na nagsasaad na ang nasabing lupa ay nararapat ipamahagi sa mga
magsasaka na naglinang nito at natugunan ang pagbabayad ng kaukulang
Amortization.
Malinaw na isa itong tipo ng pangangamkam sa aming lupain na
minana at matagal ng sinasaka ng aming mga ninuno.
Hindi kami papayag na yurakan at alisan kami ng karapatan sa
nasabing Lupain para lamang sa interes ng ilang ganid na negosyante na tanging
hinahangad lamang ang kanilang pansariling interes.
Mahigpit naming pinapaabot sa aming mga kabarangay ang aming
mahigpit na pagsuporta sa kanila sa kanilang pakikipaglaban para hadlangan ang
ginagawang pangangamkam na ito sa aming lupain.
Gayundin nanawagan kami ng suporta sa iba pang karatig
barangay sa Bayan ng Lemery at iba pang mga kapwa OFWs dito sa Italya at iba
pang kapwa taga Brgy. Malinis na nagtratrabaho sa ibang bansa, upang magsama-sama
tayo na manawagan sa pagpapatigil ng iligal na pangangamkam na ito sa ating
Lupain.
Iligal na Bakod sa aming Barangay Tanggalin na!
Phil. Regional Investment Development Corp. Ganid!
Tutulan Labanan iligal na
pangangamkam sa ng Lupa sa Barangay Malinis!
Mamamayan ng Barangay Malinis
Magkaisa, Karapatan sa Lupa Ipaglaban!
Nagkakaisang komunidad ng
Malinisan sa Roma, Italya.
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| A photoshot of the manifestion at Piazza Capena, Rome on June 19 , 2016 (photo credit: Alex Reyes)
UMANGAT-MIGRANTE with ICHRP Rome and MPL’s Tanggol Migrante answered the call
for solidarity from Malinisan Filipino Community of Rome. The Migrant
organizations/groups closely supported the protest where they explained the
need to include their protest and issue in the Migrants Summit to help them
widen their fight
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Together, let us join our brothers and sisters of Malinisan
Filipino Community of Rome in their just protest and help them stop the
landgrabbing of greedy coirporation in their land.
Philippine Regional Investment Development Corporation, GREEDY!
CONDEMN AND FIGHT LANDGRABBING IN BARANGAY MALINIS!
NO TO LAND GRABBING!
FIGHT FOR GENUINE LAND REFORM!
Contact info
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