By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com Covering human-rights issues enabled me to meet wonderful people. These include Jose "Bong" Barsoles and Romeo "Tatay Romy" Luneta, both victims of torture during martial law. News of their passing away -- Ka Bong on June 29 and...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com MANILA -- "Just compensation" when referring to agrarian reform is an oxymoron. All agrarian reform programs of Philippine presidents provide for "just compensation" for landlords whose lands are taken by the government for...
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – The farm workers of the Hacienda Luisita and officials of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) do not see eye-to-eye with regard the implementation of a recent Supreme Court decision. The Supreme Court recently issued a...
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
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