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    Rizal criticizes the abusive treatment of Filipino farmers by the Civil Guard during the Spanish colonial period. He notes that the Civil Guard was meant to keep the peace but instead used force to control farmers. Farmers faced threats from bandits but were not allowed to carry weapons for self-defense, putting them at risk of unjust imprisonment if confronted by the Civil Guard. Rizal argues for reforms granting farmers the right to bear arms to protect their lands, but acknowledges this may be difficult given the unequal power dynamics between Spanish colonizers and Filipino workers under the colonial system.

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    Rizal criticizes the abusive treatment of Filipino farmers by the Civil Guard during the Spanish colonial period. He notes that the Civil Guard was meant to keep the peace but instead used force to control farmers. Farmers faced threats from bandits but were not allowed to carry weapons for self-defense, putting them at risk of unjust imprisonment if confronted by the Civil Guard. Rizal argues for reforms granting farmers the right to bear arms to protect their lands, but acknowledges this may be difficult given the unequal power dynamics between Spanish colonizers and Filipino workers under the colonial system.

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    Rizal criticizes the abusive treatment of Filipino farmers by the Civil Guard during the Spanish colonial period. He notes that the Civil Guard was meant to keep the peace but instead used force to control farmers. Farmers faced threats from bandits but were not allowed to carry weapons for self-defense, putting them at risk of unjust imprisonment if confronted by the Civil Guard. Rizal argues for reforms granting farmers the right to bear arms to protect their lands, but acknowledges this may be difficult given the unequal power dynamics between Spanish colonizers and Filipino workers under the colonial system.

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    Rizal criticizes the abusive treatment of Filipino farmers by the Civil Guard during the Spanish colonial period. He notes that the Civil Guard was meant to keep the peace but instead used force to control farmers. Farmers faced threats from bandits but were not allowed to carry weapons for self-defense, putting them at risk of unjust imprisonment if confronted by the Civil Guard. Rizal argues for reforms granting farmers the right to bear arms to protect their lands, but acknowledges this may be difficult given the unequal power dynamics between Spanish colonizers and Filipino workers under the colonial system.

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    Carmella A.

    Formaran LIFWRIZ 2:30 – 4:00 MWF

    The Filipino Farmers

    By Jose Rizal

    The Filipino Farmers written by Jose Rizal and he stated in this paper the effort of the

    Minister of the Colonies to encourage agriculture in the Philippines. It is during Spanish

    Colonization where they mandate the Civil Guard as peacemaker and by doing so they are

    responsible for those who violate the law, but it is not what happen because they use abusive

    force to control Filipino farmers. This paper stated not only about the Civil Guard but also the

    issue about agriculture, where bandits and rebellion was dominant that time and it is the major

    problem of the Filipino farmer and since farmer are not require to have such weapon because if

    Civil Guard saw them they may look suspicious and the poor farmer well undergo such long

    process to defend himself, and if they cannot justify himself, he will go to jail. Since during that

    time we have this situation of inequality and no privileges.

    As for what I think, Rizal only emphasize the rights to have a decree stating the reform

    for granting the use of firearms so that farmers can protect their land from bandits. But this

    matter only takes time. Especially we have this system, it is hard for Filipino Farmer to have that

    privileges because Filipino is just a worker or laborer of their own land. Also problem might

    arise, since Spanish will think that if government grant this rules or law it will arise wars, they

    will take this as a threat.

    The very essence of this is to have a justifiable law or plan for farmers, a representation

    into Cortess so that Spain can hear the true condition of the Philippines especially in terms of

    agriculture. This reform will benefits not just all farmers but also the Spanish Government,

    because law is always fair.

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