Hacienda Luisita, 42 years Blowin’ in the Wind (1968-2010)

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Hacienda Luisita paints a portrait of undeniable injustice. While the Cojuangco family lives in a stately mansion and could indulge its every whim, the workers and farm workers who cultivate and enrich the land live in cramped hovels and endure measly wages.

Peping Cojuangco’s horses who live in air-conditioned stables lead far more comfortable lives. In fact, the shampoo used to bathe these horses cost a lot more than the P9.50 daily take-home pay of farm workers in the hacienda.

MIKEE, MY GOLDEN GIRL…MANILA, October 26, 2002 (STAR) By Tingting Cojuangco…1998, Mikee sent her horse Luisita on a KLM flight to Malaysia…The care was superb. A groom came all the way from Amsterdam to handle and feed the precious cargo. We saw Luisita put inside her stall gently and off to the airplane

…..bring Rustic Rouge to Malaysia, Korea, Lito (the groom)…Every trip to America brought Peping home overweight with horsey medicines, massage balms, horse vitamins …would order from Millers. Her boots came from Australia care of A.O., horse dress sheets, horse collars, helmets from Dover’s, whips, stirrups, saddles, horsing clothes like jodhpurs, blouses, socks again at Millers. http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingn…

First, equestrian is a very expensive sport. Horses live in large, comfortable barns/stalls, eat protein-rich meals and are massaged and pampered like movie stars.

How many more Hacienda Luisita farmers must die

Before we can call 'em owners of their land?

Yes, 'n' how many Laws they must passed

Before you can call it an Agrarian Reform Law?

Yes, 'n' how many more farmers the guards must slay

Before you can say it is enough?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,

The answer, indeed is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must Hacienda Luisita farmers fight

Before they can see the end of their plight?

Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have

Before he can hear the farmer cry?

Yes, 'n' how many massacres will it take till Noynoy wakes up

That too many Hacienda Luisita sakadas have died?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,

The answer, indeed is blowin' in the wind.

How many years can the Hacienda Luisita farmer’s plea exists

Before it's heard by y’all?

Yes, 'n' how many years can Hacienda Luisita farmers complain

Before they're allowed to be right?

Yes, 'n' how many times can some people turn their heads,

Pretending they just do not see?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,

The answer, indeed is blowin' in the wind.

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