Peasant Movement of the Philippines | |
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| Abbreviation | KMP |
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| Formation | July 24, 1985; 40 years ago (1985-07-24) |
| Type | National democratic mass organization |
| Headquarters | Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines |
Chairperson | Danilo Ramos |
| Website | peasantmovementph |
TheKilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas or thePeasant Movement of the Philippines, also known by its initialsKMP is anational democratic mass organization and a labor center of peasants in thePhilippines. The largest group of peasants in the country, it was established on July 24, 1985, in order to unite peasants on the issue of forwarding genuineland reform in the Philippines confronted by centuries-longfeudalism and control of landlords and foreignagribusinesses on the Philippine agriculture.[1]
Danilo "Ka Daning" Ramos serves as the national chairperson.[2]
KMP has long-exposed bogus land reform programs by the Philippine government while arousing, organizing, and mobilizing the peasant masses in order to uplift their social conditions and participate in the fight fornational democracy.[1]
Different chapters have launched different programs and actions includingbungkalan or collective farming, land activities, campaigns against landgrabbing, educational work, and relief during disasters.[1]
KMP has long-criticized the government'sComprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) and its extension program CARP with Extension and Reforms (CARPER), denouncing its illusion of land reform that has only facilitated land monopoly of land reform. The program has been deemed as market-oriented that relied on market transactions instead of free land distribution. According to government data, farmholdings "fully-owned" decreased by 12% between 1980 and 2012, from 58% to 46%. KMP has also been vigilant on the plan of the government by advocating 100% foreign land ownership throughcharter change.[3]
KMP, other, peasant advocates, and those in solidarity likeAnakpawis Partylist and otherMakabayan representatives, have filed a Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill (GARB) since 2007 for redistributive agrarian reform.[3]
