Mariano joined the '' Bisig ng Kabataan '' ( Youth Arm ) , a local youth activist organization , when he was 20 years old . He was elected as councilor of Quezon , Nueva Ecija five years later in 1981 . He became the regional vice chairman of the '' Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luzon '' ( Central Luzon Farmers ' Alliance ) in 1984 and as secretary-general of the '' Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas '' ( Farmers ' Movement of the Philippines ) in 1985 . He later served as the movement 's national vice chairman and national chairman . He was among the survivors of the 1987 Mendiola massacre
Mendiola massacre
Mendiola massacre
Rafael V. Mariano