By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Progressive groups criticized President Benigno S. Aquino III for appointing his running mate in the last elections and former Transportation Sec. Mar Roxas to the Department of Interior and Local Government chief post. “While it is true that it is a strategic move for the 2016 presidential…
Day: September 8, 2012
With Sereno-led SC, what’s at stake for Luisita farmworkers?
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Issues regarding the valuation of the land, the verification of beneficiaries, the previous sale of parcels of land and the claim of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation still stand in the way of the actual distribution of the land of Hacienda Luisita to the farmworkers; and the farmworkers fear what would happen when these issues reach the Sereno-led Supreme Court.
Sidebar: Luisita farmworkers determined to fight for their land
Luisita farmworkers determined to fight for their land
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Farmworker Rodel Mesa could never be more certain: “The Cojuangco-Aquinos will never give up Hacienda Luisita.” The clan of President Benigno Aquino III seemed to be defeated with the April 24, 2012 final decision of the Supreme Court (SC) ordering the distribution of more than 6,000 hectares of…
Unfortunate
A Hong Kong pedestrian unwittingly pauses at an unfortunate spot, placing him at a point associated with a certain human refuse. His yellow shirt does not help him any.