Qualla: Sagay Massacre https://qualla.com/sagay-massacre en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:37 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Sagay Massacre https://qualla.com/sagay-massacre Sagay Massacre: Introduction https://qualla.com/sagay-massacre/ They were eating dinner. Nine sugarcane farmers -- members of the National Federation of Sugar Workers -- sat in a makeshift tent on Hacienda Nene in Sagay, Negros Occidental, sharing a meal on the evening of October 20, 2018. It was the first night of bungkalan, the collective farming practice through which landless workers occupy idle hacienda land and cultivate it for subsistence. Within minutes, gunmen opened fire. The shooting lasted ten minutes. Four women and two children were among the dead. Three of the victims' bodies were burned afterward.

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]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/9/z/y/sagay-massacre-wp/w9zy-sagay-massacre-the-weight-of-proclamation-no-55.mp3 0:06 4 full Sagay Massacre: Justice Still Pending https://qualla.com/sagay-massacre/ A surviving minor was arrested by police, prompting outcry. On October 29, Duterte publicly told state forces to arrest groups occupying idle lands and shoot those who resist violently. On December 5, 2018, farmers, human rights advocates, and church workers formed the Stop Killi...

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