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Mendiola massacre left 13 peasants dead and many wounded - January 22, 1987


Mendiola massacre left 13 peasants dead and many wounded - January 22, 1987

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Mendiola massacre a.k.a Black Thursday which took place in Mendiola Street, Manila on January 22, 1987 left 13 dead peasants/activists and many wounded when the state security forces violently dispersed a group farmers marching to Malacañang Palace.

Members of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas presented their problems at the Ministry of Agrarian Reform (now the Department of Agrarian Reform) and demanded free distribution of land to farmers.

On January 22, 1987, the farmers decided to march to Malacañan Palace in order to air their demands instead of negotiating with the Agrarian Reform minister, Heherson Alvarez.


The group was joined by members of other militant groups: Kilusang Mayo Uno (May One Movement), Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic Alliance), League of Filipino Students and Kongreso ng Pagkakaisa ng Maralitang Lungsod (Unity Congress of the Urban Poor).

The marchers numbered 10,000–15,000 by the time they reached Claro M. Recto Avenue clashed anti-riot personnel under the command of Capital Regional Command commander Gen. Ramon Montaño.

At this point, gunshots were heard and twelve innocent lives were immediately confirmed dead; later sources would cite thirteen.

In 1988, the Manila Regional Trial Court issued a decision to dismiss a P6.5-million class suit filed by relatives of the victims. This decision was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1993.

Source: Wikipedia

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