DAR, Luisita farmworkers disagree on issue of compensation
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Luisita farm workers hold assembly, call for immediate land distribution
Luisita farm workers hold assembly, call for immediate land distribution
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Somehow, we see justice for our martyrs who struggled hard for this day to come.” – Lito Bais, Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura
Aquino acting as spokesperson of Hacienda Luisita – Pamalakaya
Aquino acting as spokesperson of Hacienda Luisita – Pamalakaya
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“The value of the hundreds of thousands of tons of Luisita sugar comes from the labor of the farmers and the mill workers. Without them, the Hacienda would have remained a vacant lot.The farmers have already paid for their lands many times over.” – Anakbayan
Farmers slam Aquino’s call for ‘just compensation’ for Hacienda Luisita land
Farmers slam Aquino’s call for ‘just compensation’ for Hacienda Luisita land
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“The Cojuangcos have long benefited from their illegal and immoral stranglehold of Hacienda Luisita and the farmworkers’ have long paid for the land.”– Randall Echanis, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
Hacienda Luisita farmers rejoice but still vigilant over SC decision
Hacienda Luisita farmers rejoice but still vigilant over SC decision
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Now that the SC has decided in favor of Luisita farmers and farm workers, the burden of implementation is with the President's family the Cojuangco-Aquinos and the Department of Agrarian Reform.” – Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano
Under Aquino, no justice for victims of Hacienda Luisita massacre
Under Aquino, no justice for victims of Hacienda Luisita massacre
Officials and alumni of the Benguet State University (BSU), including his mentors, added their voice in the demands of various sectors and personalities to surface Jonas Joseph Burgos, an alumnus of their institution, who was believed to have been abducted by military agents.
Luisita workers reap seeds of decades-old struggle
Luisita workers reap seeds of decades-old struggle
“We occupied the land because it belongs to us. We used the idle land for the benefit of our children,”
Peasants all over the country march for land, rights, social justice
Peasants all over the country march for land, rights, social justice
By MARYA SALAMAT
After decades of what they described as “agrarian reform programs designed to fail,” Filipino peasants continue to suffer from landlessness and worsening poverty.
Sidebar: Lakbayan in Northern Mindanao Region a success – peasants’ groups
Hacienda Luisita farmers to SC: Stop land conversion
Hacienda Luisita farmers to SC: Stop land conversion
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Clearly, there is no other purpose for the transfer of ownership of the 500 hectares but to evade the coverage of the said portion of their landholdings from the CARP,” they said. To date, the land has remained undeveloped, the petitioners said.
SC decision ‘same monster as 1989, 2010 referendum’– Farmers’ group
SC decision ‘same monster as 1989, 2010 referendum’– Farmers’ group
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Hacienda Luisita farm workers cannot be fooled by the SC’s legal semantics. The SC order pretends to be democratic when, in fact, it is anti-democratic.” – Danilo Ramos, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas.
CARP deserves a zero budget – farmers’ group
CARP deserves a zero budget – farmers’ group
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“While landlords receive hefty payments, massive landlessness persists in the countryside. Millions of farmers are displaced due to massive land grabbing and land use conversion. Rural poverty and hunger is on the rise.” Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano
Hacienda Luisita farmworkers scoff at being called ‘stockholders’
Hacienda Luisita farmworkers scoff at being called ‘stockholders’
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"Are stockholders subjected to exploitation and abuse? Are stockholders deliberately kept in the dark and excluded from all pertinent discussions regarding how a business is run?" -- Lito Bais, president of United Luisita Workers Union (Ulwu)
Farm workers occupy, cultivate disputed Hacienda Luisita land
Farm workers occupy, cultivate disputed Hacienda Luisita land
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“This is only the continuation of the 2005 bungkalan” said Rodel Mesa, Ambala spokesperson. “The 500 hectares which RCBC claims is ours; it’s part of the 6,453 hectares that should have long been turned over to the farm worker beneficiaries.”
Activists from 42 countries call on Aquino to give up Hacienda Luisita
Activists from 42 countries call on Aquino to give up Hacienda Luisita
By RONALYN V. OLEA
"Hacienda Luisita belongs to Luisita land tillers. President Aquino and his family have no legal, moral and political bases to keep the sugar estate.” – International League of Peoples’ Struggle
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