Joseph Canlas is a peasant leader and community organizer based in Central Luzon, Philippines, where he led various campaigns and struggles against landgrabbing and land-use conversion in many farming communities in the region. He is the vice chairperson of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP). On March 30, 2021, he was arrested in Sapang Maisac, Mexico, Pampanga. Canlas is a regular news source among many journalists covering issues on agrarian disputes, particularly that of the Hacienda Luisita. In 2013, the peasant leader was among the 11 arrested in Hacienda Luisita while they were conducting a fact-finding mission. Local groups allege that he has been red-tagged for his human rights work.