The Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women and its provincial chapters, with support from Gabriela, organized a protest march from Morayta to Mendiola in Manila on Sunday, October 15, 2023. Their primary demand was for the Marcos Administration to address the rising prices of rice.
The group leaders emphasized that rice liberalization and government importation had been the primary contributors to the agricultural crisis in the country.
Photographs captured the demonstrators as they made their way from Morayta to Mendiola in Manila, carrying large banners to mark this year’s International Rural Women’s Day.
(Report and photos by Benjamin Cuaresma/ai/mnm)