Hacienda workers
By CHANTAL ECO
Bulatlat Contributors | Aug 1, 2014
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DAR admits using DAP to pay Cojuangco-Aquinos, other landlords
DAR admits using DAP to pay Cojuangco-Aquinos, other landlords
The DAR said that from 2011 to June 2014, Landbank disbursed P4.052 billion ($92.94 million) representing the cash portion of landowners compensation to more than 4,000 landowners whose lands were distributed to farmer-beneficiaries of the agrarian reform program. Of this amount, P471.50 million ($10.48 million) was paid to Hacienda Luisita. Incorporated (HLI).
Luisita farmers deprived of food, income
Luisita farmers deprived of food, income
On the average, a hectare of land yields 100 cavans of rice. The 53 hectares of land destroyed could have produced 5,300 cavans of rice per harvest season or 10,600 cavans for one year. A cavan is equivalent to 50 kilos.
More crops destroyed in Luisita to pave way for sugar plantation
More crops destroyed in Luisita to pave way for sugar plantation
In the past months, more than a hundred hectares of land in the villages of Balete and Cutcut were bulldozed and reclaimed by security guards of the Cojuangco-Aquinos.
Agrarian reform personnel involved in destruction of crops in Luisita
Agrarian reform personnel involved in destruction of crops in Luisita
“They destroyed everything. After felling our banana trees, they even got the fruits. They did the same with our squash. They did not spare our palay seeds, 12 cavans of it, which we were supposed to plant this July 15.”
Agrarian woes mark 26th anniversary of CARP
Agrarian woes mark 26th anniversary of CARP
“A genuine agrarian reform scheme will address the centuries-old problem of peasant landlessness, which the CARP has not solved and in fact worsened. Up till now 7 out of 10 farmers do not own the land they till, in some regions like Southern Tagalog and Central Luzon it is 8 out of 10.” – Bayan Muna Rep Neri Colmenares
Land, social justice, democracy and peace
Land, social justice, democracy and peace
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac, Hacienda Looc in Batangas, Hacienda Dolores in Pampanga, Hacienda Arloc and Hacienda Ilimnan in Negros Occidental, what do these have in common? These are vast tracts of land, which were...
Calling for Aquino’s ouster, farmers to march vs ‘bogus’ land reform
Calling for Aquino’s ouster, farmers to march vs ‘bogus’ land reform
‘The continued existence of haciendas and the escalating attacks on farmers here are concrete proofs that after 26 years, the pro-landlord CARP is an epic failure.’ – Rafael Mariano, KMP
Luisita farmer’s hut burned down; more raps filed vs beneficiaries
Luisita farmer’s hut burned down; more raps filed vs beneficiaries
“Why can’t the DAR allow us to continue cultivating the land we have occupied since 2005?”
Harassment continues, another Luisita farmer nabbed
Harassment continues, another Luisita farmer nabbed
Hundreds of farmers and their supporters are facing various criminal charges filed by Tadeco, Tarlac police and the DAR-hired survey firm.
Denied of their right to land, denied of their source of life
Denied of their right to land, denied of their source of life
Two years after the Supreme Court ordered the distribution of Hacienda Luisita lands to farmworker-beneficiaries, the Cojuangco-Aquinos, with the help of the Department of Agrarian Reform, have been doing everything to maintain their stranglehold on Luisita, and to provent farmers from taking control of their own land.
On 2nd year of SC ruling, Hacienda Luisita farmers storm DAR
On 2nd year of SC ruling, Hacienda Luisita farmers storm DAR
On the second anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling on Hacienda Luisita, farmworker-beneficiaries stormed the main office of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). They called on Secretary Virgilio delos Reyes to face them in a dialogue but neither the DAR chief nor any of his representative talked to the farmers. Instead, anti-riot police pushed Hacienda Luisita farmers out of the DAR compound.
Two years after the SC decision, Hacienda Luisita farmers said DAR has not performed its mandate of distributing the land.
Kung bakit dapat balita ang kagat ng dikya
Kung bakit dapat balita ang kagat ng dikya
Ni RICHARD R. GAPPI Bulatlat.com Sinipsip ng dikya ang makinis na kutis ng bidang artista. At ito ang ulo ng mga balita. Samantala, sa Hacienda Luisita, may sumisipsip din ng dugo sa mga yayat na dibdib at butuhang palad at hita. Naibalita ba ito kahit sa...
Luisita farmers file more raps vs Cojuangco-Aquinos before DOJ
Luisita farmers file more raps vs Cojuangco-Aquinos before DOJ
“Police, armed men and other agents of the Cojuangco-Aquino family who are responsible for the destruction of our crops, homes and livelihood run free despite our formal complaints before several government agencies... We farmers, however, who have not committed any wrongdoing were quickly imprisoned.”
Cojuangco-Aquinos fencing off prime lots in Hacienda Luisita
Cojuangco-Aquinos fencing off prime lots in Hacienda Luisita
Tadeco and CAT, both owned by the Cojuangco-Aquino clan, are claiming ownership over 258 hectares of land in Balete, 374 hectares in Mapalacsiao and 104 hectares in Cutcut.
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
Luisita farmers: ‘Cojuangcos are heartless’
Luisita farmers: ‘Cojuangcos are heartless’
Hacienda Luisita farmers share how their huts were destroyed and how they were evicted from their farm lands last month by the security guards of the Tarlac Development Corporation, a firm owned by the family of President Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III.
Kagawad Abel
Kagawad Abel
Ni MARK ANGELES Bulatlat.com Sa mapa ng Tarlac, ang Ciudad ning Tarlac ang puso ng lalawigan; tulad ng Tarlac na siyang puso ng di-maliparang uwak na kapatagan ng Gitnang Luzon. Tarlac… Tarlac na nag-ugat sa Malatarlak— isang uri ng talahib na tallak; dikut tarlac...
Network to monitor Hacienda Luisita land distribution launched
Network to monitor Hacienda Luisita land distribution launched
There is a need for a network like Luisita Watch because the tyranny against farm workers in Hacienda Luisita is not being publicized.
Has Hacienda Luisita been distributed? Look again
Has Hacienda Luisita been distributed? Look again
The Cojuanco clan was reportedly paid P471.5 million ($10.477 million) as compensation for turning over the land of Hacienda Luisita to the farmworker beneficiaries. But how come the Tarlac Development Corporation, owned by the clan, are now claiming choice parts of the land, and Aquino’s friends such as Virgie Torres are brandishing land lease agreements to kick out farmers from the land they have been tilling?
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