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In time for peasant month, FFPS delegates and allied organizations and individuals from several countries from around the globe took part in an international learning and solidarity mission (ISM) from October 11-15 in a concrete effort to extend the international community’s solidarity; learn from the Filipino masses their conditions and experiences and; amplify their call to expose and oppose the crimes of the US-backed Marcos administration.
ISM teams visited several regions, emblematic of the issues faced by peasants and indigenous peoples in rural communities in the whole country who experience land-grabbing, displacement, destruction of livelihood in the name of private-and foreign-backed development projects. Moreover, in these areas, clear evidence of a de-facto martial law exists, where civilian rule has been overpowered by military rule.
Even the ISM teams were not spared. From day one, all ISM teams experienced continuous harassment, intimidation and surveillance by state forces. This clearly shows the US-Marcos regime’s attempts to thwart the documentation, which only further implicates the regime and its forces, underscoring that they have a lot to hide.
On the other hand, through the mission, international delegates saw the strength of the organized communities that are waging collective struggles against these injustices and strengthened their resolve to broaden their solidarity to the Filipino people.
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