Luisita: the injustice continues
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Dee Ayroso | Nov 16, 2020
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Krisis sa bigas o paano mag-alay ng tula sa mga magsasaka
Krisis sa bigas o paano mag-alay ng tula sa mga magsasaka
Nitong mga nakaraang buwan, halos dumapa nang husto ang presyo ng palay sa pamilihan sanhi ng pagdagsa ng mga inangkat na bigas mula sa ibang bansa. Mas mahal pa ang isang istik ng sigarilyo o isang bote ng softdrinks kaysa sa isang kilo ng palay. Sa walang habas na pagpasok ng mga inangkat na dayuhang palay, wala nang proteksyon ang mga magsasaka na pangalagaan ang kanilang mga ani sa pamilihan.
Luisita farmers rekindle hope in fight for land
Luisita farmers rekindle hope in fight for land
Fourteen years after the Hacienda Luisita massacre, farmers still fight for their land. The Cojuangco-Aquinos have regained control of the vast sugar plantation with the aid of the Department of Agrarian Reform, military and police.
When harvests grow on bloodied fields
When harvests grow on bloodied fields
“Thirteen years after Hacienda Luisita massacre, no one has been arrested, put to trial and punished for the carnage that killed seven farmworkers on November 16, 2004.”
Luisita peasant leader arrested
Luisita peasant leader arrested
Groups are calling for the release of Ambala leader Florida Sibayan, who was arrested by police during a protest in Hacienda Luisita this morning.
Kin of Luisita massacre martyrs want justice
Kin of Luisita massacre martyrs want justice
“We are calling on the new administration to hold all the perpetrators accountable.”
Cultural caravan recalls Hacienda Luisita massacre, pushes farm workers’ right to land
Cultural caravan recalls Hacienda Luisita massacre, pushes farm workers’ right to land
"Let us show the injustice that they did to us. And let us show that we are unbowed and still fighting."
IPT 2015 | Haiyan victim, OFWs, peasants testify on joblessness, poverty under Aquino govt
IPT 2015 | Haiyan victim, OFWs, peasants testify on joblessness, poverty under Aquino govt
“The Filipino people’s economic, social and cultural rights are similarly wantonly violated. The government of Defendant (President Benigno S. Aquino III) presides over the highest number of unemployed and underemployed Filipinos in the country’s history.”
Fr. William Tadena | ‘Please keep him in your hearts and minds’
Fr. William Tadena | ‘Please keep him in your hearts and minds’
Peasants, church workers and colleagues remember Aglipayan priest William Tadena, who was killed by a suspected state death squad 10 years ago.
The festering problem at Hacienda Luisita
The festering problem at Hacienda Luisita
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld Ten years is a long time to await justice for the massacre of striking farm and sugar mill workers at the Hacienda Luisita Incorporated (HLI) -- the sprawling 6,435-hectare sugar plantation owned by the...
Hda. Luisita massacre: No justice after 10 years
Hda. Luisita massacre: No justice after 10 years
That tragic incident’s commemoration ought to focus not only on the long delay in obtaining justice for the massacre victims.
From Mendiola to Luisita | Farm workers, supporters commemorate Hacienda Luisita massacre
From Mendiola to Luisita | Farm workers, supporters commemorate Hacienda Luisita massacre
“Is justice only for the rich and not for the poor?”
10th year of Hacienda Luisita massacre | Fresh wounds remain
10th year of Hacienda Luisita massacre | Fresh wounds remain
SPECIAL REPORT: “Every time I see him (President Benigno Aquino III), my heart is overwhelmed with grief and anger.”
10th year of Hacienda Luisita massacre | ‘Noynoy had the case killed’
10th year of Hacienda Luisita massacre | ‘Noynoy had the case killed’
A 2005 report on the findings of the National Bureau of Investigation read: 'We find that the protesters were more credible than the government personnel,' and it recommended the filing of homicide charges against nine policemen.
10th year of Luisita massacre | Bloodstained yellow ribbons tied near Aquino’s home
10th year of Luisita massacre | Bloodstained yellow ribbons tied near Aquino’s home
MANILA -- Ten years. No justice. To symbolize the outrage over the absence of justice for the victims of Hacienda Luisita massacre, farmworkers and human rights advocates tied bloodied yellow ribbons near the President’s ancestral home in Times st., Quezon City....
Drop all criminal raps vs Luisita farmers, DAR urged
Drop all criminal raps vs Luisita farmers, DAR urged
Judge Scott Robinos of the Tarlac Municipal Trial Court Branch 1 referred the case filed by the Tarlac Development Corporation (Tadeco) against five farmers to the DAR, Oct. 1.
Protests set to mark 10th year of Hacienda Luisita massacre
Protests set to mark 10th year of Hacienda Luisita massacre
To date, no one has been punished for the gruesome killings.
Call for justice for slain Luisita farmworker, supporters reverberates
Call for justice for slain Luisita farmworker, supporters reverberates
“We must continue our struggle; only until we reclaim our land would there be genuine justice.” – Tarlac City Councilor Emily Ladera-Facunla
Peasants call for Aquino’s ouster on 27th year commemoration of Mendiola massacre
Peasants call for Aquino’s ouster on 27th year commemoration of Mendiola massacre
“The Filipino peasantry has had enough of Aquino’s blatant disregard for the peoples demand for justice and genuine land reform.” – Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
9 years after Luisita massacre, terror continues
9 years after Luisita massacre, terror continues
“It pains us that until now there is no justice for the victims. Until now too, we are still fighting for our right to the land.”
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