Danilo Ramos
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September 17, 1956
affiliationsKilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
Danilo Ramos | |
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.jpg) Ramos at the Senate announcement of Makabayan for the 2025 Philippine general election. | |
| Chairperson of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Secretary General of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas | |
| In office 1997–2013 | |
| Secretary General of the Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luzon | |
| In office 1989–1993 | |
| Spokesperson of the Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luzon | |
| In office 1988–1988 | |
| Secretary General of the Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Bulacan | |
| In office 1983–1988 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Danilo Ramos September 17, 1956 |
| Party | Makabayan |
| Other political affiliations | Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas |
| Spouse | Trinidad Marasigan Ramos |
| Occupation | Peasant leader, activist |
| Profession | Farmer |
Danilo "Ka Daning" Hernandez Ramos (born September 27, 1956) is a Filipino peasant activist and poet who is serving as the chairperson of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), the largest farmers association in the country. In the 1980s, he actively participated in protests calling for land reform in support of farmers and against the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. He was among the survivors of the Mendiola massacre in January 1987.
Ramos ran in the 2025 Senate election as part of the Makabayan slate, but failed to secure a seat.
Danilo Ramos was born on September 17, 1956, to farmers Lazaro Ramos, a carpenter and peasant, and Remigia Ramos.[1] Growing up in an impoverished yet devoutly Catholic farming family in Brgy. Dakila, Malolos, Bulacan, Ramos' father died when he was five years old, after which he, as the eldest of two siblings, began helping his mother maintain their livelihood, with most of his childhood spent assisting his extended family in farm work after school.[1] The land that they lived and tilled on was owned by a separate landowner.[1] Ramos attended the Sta. Isabel Elementary School,[2] regularly receiving honors, but his involvement with truant classmates in the sixth grade resulted in him being dropped from the school's honors roll; he wept out of regret at home after the school's awarding ceremony.[1] Although he graduated from his elementary school, Ramos was unable to acquire a high school education due to a lack of funds.[1]
Ramos was active in catechetical activities during his youth as part of the Kristiyanong Kapatiran (Christian Brotherhood) in Sta. Isabel Parish. He said that it was in church that he was first exposed to the social realities in the Philippines. His first rally was when their parish was invited to mobilize against the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant.[3]
