Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas

Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
Peasant Movement of the Philippines
AbbreviationKMP
SuccessorDemokratikong Kilusang ng Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (rejectionist)[1]
FormationJuly 24, 1985 (1985-07-24)
TypeNational democratic mass organization
HeadquartersQuezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Chairperson
Danilo Ramos
Websitepeasantmovementph.com

The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas or the Peasant Movement of the Philippines, also known by its initials KMP is a national democratic mass organization and a labor center of peasants in the Philippines. 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 genuine land reform in the Philippines confronted by centuries-long feudalism and control of landlords and foreign agribusinesses on the Philippine agriculture.[2]

KMP was the main group holding demonstrations for agrarian reform before Malacañang when the Mendiola massacre occurred in January 1987.[3] Danilo "Ka Daning" Ramos, a survivor of the incident, serves as the current national chairperson.[4]

History

On May 10, 1990, three days before the KMP's Third National Congress was held in Quezon City, chairman Jaime Tadeo was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for charges of estafa; he was later unanimously reelected as KMP chairman at the national congress despite his arrest.[5]

In July 1993, the KMP fractured into two factions after vice chairman Rafael V. Mariano accused chairman Tadeo of committing estafa, later impeaching him from his position by October.[6][7] Mariano's faction held the Fourth National Congress in November 1993, while Tadeo and his followers established a new organization not aligned with the Communist Party of the Philippines called the Demokratikong Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (DKMP) in December 1993.[6][7][8]

Advocacies

KMP narrates that it has long-exposed alleged bogus land reform programs by the Philippine government while arousing, organizing, and mobilizing the peasant masses supposedly in order to uplift their social conditions and participate in the "fight" for national democracy.[2]

Different chapters have launched different programs and actions including bungkalan or collective farming, land activities, campaigns against land grabbing, educational work, and relief during disasters.[2]

Stance on CARP

KMP has long-criticized the government's Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) and its extension program CARP with Extension and Reforms (CARPER), denouncing its what it calls "illusion" of land reform that has allegedly 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 through charter change.[9]

KMP, other, peasant advocates, and those in solidarity like Anakpawis Partylist and other Makabayan representatives, have filed what they say are genuine Agrarian Reform Bills (GARB) since 2007 for redistributive agrarian reform.[9]

List of chairpersons and secretaries general

Chairperson

Vice chairperson

  • Rafael V. Mariano (1990–1993)[5]
  • Joseph Canlas (2013–2021)[13]
  • Lucia Capaducio (2023–present)

Secretary general

  • Rafael V. Mariano (1985–1990)[14]
  • Basilio Propongo (1990–)[5]
  • Danilo Ramos (1997–2013)[15]
  • Antonio Flores (2013–2019)[16][17]
  • Ronnie Manalo (2023–present)[18]

Deputy secretary general

  • Randall Echanis (1999–2020)[16][19]
  • Wilfredo Marbella (2013–)
  • Mao Hermitanio (2017–)

References

  1. ^ Gershman, John, Debates on the Philippine Left, retrieved February 3, 2026
  2. ^ a b c "About". updates from the peasant movement of the Philippines. December 17, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  3. ^ Lacuarta, Gerald G. (January 22, 2003). "Farmers remember Mendiola massacre". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. A4. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  4. ^ Salcedo, Mary Joy (June 19, 2025). "KMP hails cancellation of Duterte Youth's registration: 'Long overdue'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d "KMP holds third congress". Peasant Update Philippines. Peasant Movement of the Philippines. May–June 1990. p. 8. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Google Books. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (Philippine Peasant Movement, KMP) held its third national congress last May 13 to 15 at the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Quezon City[...]
  6. ^ a b c d "Head of Leftist Peasants Movement Impeached". PTV-4. Quezon City. October 20, 1993 – via Daily Report. Jaime Tadeo, national chairman of the KMP[...] has been impeached from his position. [...] In a statement, Tadeo was accused of abusing authority, squandering funds of the movement, and sabotaging the movement.
  7. ^ a b "Divided Peasant Movement Holds Two Meetings". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Manila. November 22, 1993. p. 7 – via Daily Report. The camp of Rafael Mariano, Jaime Tadeo's vice chairman who served as acting head when Tadeo was in prison, opened its four-day congress at the Phil-Am Homes in Quezon City yesterday afternoon.
  8. ^ Kimura, Masataka (June 2006). "The Federation of Free Farmers and Its Significance in the History of the Philippine Peasant Movement" (PDF). Southeast Asian Studies. 44 (1): 26. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  9. ^ a b peasantmovtph (June 10, 2023). "35 years of deception and disgrace: Whither to after CARP?". updates from the peasant movement of the Philippines. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  10. ^ Feria, Monica (March 15, 1987). "'Rabble-rouser' brings plight of peasant farmers to light". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. p. 5. Retrieved January 24, 2026. In 1985, 35 similarly inclined farmers organizations formed the KMP and elected the articulate and experienced Mr. [Jaime] Tadeo as chairman.
  11. ^ Lumibao, Ruth (October 21, 2017). "Black Friday protest slams killings of farmers, activists". Bulatlat. Manila. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  12. ^ Salcedo, Mary Joy (June 19, 2025). "KMP hails cancellation of Duterte Youth's registration: 'Long overdue'". Inquirer.net. Manila, Philippines. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  13. ^ Cabico, Gaea Katreena (May 11, 2021). "Joseph Canlas, detained peasant leader and land defender, dies". Philstar.com. Manila, Philippines. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  14. ^ Villanueva, Rhodina (July 15, 2016). "The President's Men and Women: Mariano – Champion of the farmers". Philstar.com. Manila, Philippines. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  15. ^ Olea, Ronalyn V. (November 6, 2004). "Ka Daning: From the Church to the Parliament of the Streets". Bulatlat. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  16. ^ a b Salgado, Ritche T. (March 21, 2013). "Peasant leaders call for land, justice". Bulatlat. Retrieved January 24, 2026. Antonio Flores, newly-elected secretary general of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas[...]
  17. ^ Cabacungan, Gil C. (September 28, 2013). "DA's 'classified' list full of bogus NGOs". Inquirer.net. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  18. ^ Elloran, Zysa Mei (November 13, 2023). "Half cup of rice? | New agri chief told to address high cost of rice production". Altermidya. Manila. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  19. ^ Patag, Kristine Joy (August 10, 2020). "Peace consultant, peasant activist Echanis killed in Quezon City". Philstar.com. Manila, Philippines. Retrieved January 24, 2026. [Randall "Randy"] Echanis, 72, [...] also sat as deputy secretary general of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas.
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