05.04.2016 - 23:20 [ Common Dreams ]

Amid Climate-Fueled Food Crisis, Filipino Forces Open Fire on Starving Farmers

„Why we came down here is not to make trouble. We just want to demand for rice, because of the situation of El Niño is leaving our tribes hungry. What happened yesterday, we didn’t start it. They started it by beating us. We wouldn’t be angry if we weren’t beaten up or attacked. We’re having a crisis. We don’t have anything to eat or harvest. Our plants wilted. Even our water has dried up.“