Filemon ‘Popoy’ Lagman

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New rise of Philippines labour movement
By Reihana Mohideen, Green Left Weekly, 15 August 1996. Organizational changes in labor corresponding to a move toward greater militance. Interview with Lagman.
Free Comrade Popoy!
A statement from the Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (the Revolutionary Workers Party of the Philippines), 18 November 1996. Popoy Lagman and APEC.
BMP Philippines Alert 3
From Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (Solidarity of Filipino Workers), Tuesday 18 November 1996. Regarding the arrest of BMP chairperson Filemon Popoy Lagman and the continuing harassment of workers and activists as the official APEC summit comes near
Death of a Maverick
Manila Times, editorial, 8 February 2001. Mr. Lagman was chair of the militant labor group Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino and leader of the party-list organization Sanlakas at the time of his death. BMP members claimed the murder was politically motivated meant to frighten activist labor groups.
Popoy Lagman: A revolutionary life
By Dan Mariano, Today, 8 February 2001. On Tuesday a gunman fired at least four times and Popoy at close range. Fearless was just one of Popoy's many attributes. Committed—even at the risk of his own life—was another. The Filipino working class has lost a champion.
‘Popoy’ slay: 3 of 4 suspects identified
By Jaime Laude, The Philippine Star, 10 February 2001. The Philippine National Police's Task Force Popoy has identified three of the four men who gunned down left-wing labor leader File-mon Popoy Lagman. The Lagman slaying was to undermine the Arroyo administration.