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Kidapawan and the rice riots
Negotiations were cut short Riot police were unprepared and outnumbered Cops carried long arms This is the story behind the deadly protests in Kidapawan City

We asked for rice, not bullets, Kidapawan protester tells Senate
Arlyn Oti Amar a mother of two cried before a Senate hearing as she recounted how the farmers protests for rice turned into a bloody dispersal

From Tacloban to Kidapawan: Blaming the victim
In perilous times like these anger and a sense of urgency are virtues Anything less is a denial of justice

'I have no regrets' – Kidapawan mayor
Joseph Evangelista says SWAT forces only reacted after they saw protestors mauling cops who had been caught in the melee If the police hadn’t used maximum tolerance they wouldn’t have been pinned down

Kidapawan protester: I was shot by sniper on firetruck
Roughly 1 500 protesters remain inside the UMC compound in Kidapawan Police manning checkpoints had been pulled out

Kidapawan and why the Philippines is always short of rice
Kidapawan is a failure of agriculture policy where the inability of the agriculture department and other parts of the government to come clean on El Niño resulted directly in lives being lost

DILG chief: Who funded, organized Kidapawan protest?
The interior secretary and national police chief insist dialogues were held prior to the dispersal and that the cops exercised maximum tolerance in Kidapawan

Between good and evil in Kidapawan
It s time to hope that a sensible majority will stop making this about the elections and candidates and power blocs

Robin Padilla visits Kidapawan City after farmers' rally
Robin visits Kidapawan City where a farmers protest turns violent following dispersal efforts by local police

Palace on Kidapawan rally: No reason for deaths
There is no reason why people must die for asking for assistance from their own government says Malacañang as it urges hotheads to reserve judgement pending the investigation

Beyond the noise: Establishing facts, accountability in Kidapawan
The challenge is to get the facts and verify these There are so many pieces in the jigsaw puzzle on accountability that are still missing

Police prepare charges vs Kidapawan rally leaders
Armed with a warrant police search the facilities of the Spottswood Methodist Center for firearms a day after the scuffle

1 killed, 13 wounded in farmers' protest in Kidapawan
7th UPDATE The protesting farmers are asking for help from the government due to the effects of a drought in the area
