Tag: sugarcane farmers

Opposition senators seek probe into deaths of nine sugarcane farmers in Negros Occidental

(Eagle News) — Minority senators are seeking a probe into the deaths of nine sugarcane farmers in Sagay, Negros Occidental on Oct. 20. In filing Senate Resolution No. 929, Senators Leila de Lima, Francis Pangilinan, Bam Aquino, Risa Hontiveros, Antonio Trillanes IV and Franklin Drilon urged the government to look into the killings they believe were perpetrated by “powerful landowners..” Earlier, leftist groups said landowners related to political clans were behind the killings of the […]

President Duterte to visit wake of farmers killed in Sagay City, Negros Occidental

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is set to visit the wake of the nine sugarcane farmers killed by unidentified men in a plantation in Sagay city, Negros Occidental last Saturday night. This was announced by Former Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday, October 22. “Inaayos pa nila pero I’m sure bibisita sa wake,” Go said to the reporters. Go said the President wanted to know what really happened to the […]