2016 Kidapawan protests
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For three days from March 30, 2016, thousands of farmers and their supporters blockaded the Davao–Cotabato Road in Kidapawan, North Cotabato, in the Philippines. A day before prior to the road blockade, 500 farmers protested in front of the National Food Authority Office in Kidapawan to air their grievances. The demonstration ended violently with at least three deaths on the side of the protesters and a total of 116 injured on both sides after the police dispersed the mass action.
2016 Kidapawan protests | |||
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Date | March 29 — April 1, 2016 | ||
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Caused by | Drought caused by El Niño phenomena | ||
Goals | Seek relief from the government | ||
Methods | Road blockade | ||
Resulted in | Demonstrations violently dispersed | ||
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Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza | |||
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