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A Look Back: Hacienda Luisita, the SDO, and the Farmers’ Struggle for Land
By DABET CASTAÑEDA
In 2004, Bulatlat.com published a two-part investigative report on Hacienda Luisita, its troubled history, and the struggle of the farmers and workers for land and justice. The first part, For Land and Wages: Half a Century of Peasant Struggle in Hacienda Luisita, talks about the lives of the farmers and the events that led to the strike and massacre. The second part, Poorly Paid Workers Lose Jobs — and Homes, Too, exposes the toll the conflict had on the peasants.
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‘Breakthrough Deal’ Is a Lie Meant to Sway Supreme Court Decision on Hacienda Luisita, Say Farmers
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“We never had any dialogue [with HLI management],” said Lito Bais, a leader of the Luisita union, noting that the Inquirer report on the deal came two weeks before the scheduled oral arguments before the Supreme Court on Aug. 18. Bais said the supposed agreement is meant to send a message to the members of the high court. “They want to influence the outcome of the SC decision.”
“Breakthrough Deal A Baloney,” Said Luisita Worker Groups
The Unyon ng Mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA), the mother federation of Hacienda Luisita based groups United Luisita Workers Union (ULWU) and Alyansa ng Mga Manggagawang Bukid sa Asyenda Luisita (Ambala) and the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) on Thursday declared baloney, fraudulent and bogus the settlement allgedly reached between the striking farm workers and…
Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas: 25 Years of Struggle for Land and Justice
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The KMP promises to continue the struggle for the rights and welfare of Filipino peasants. “We would continue fighting for a genuine agrarian reform program with the main goal of free land distribution,” said Rep. Rafael Mariano.
SONA 2010: Peasant Situation in the Philippines
Francisco Dizon of Ambala, a union in Hacienda Luisita, talks about the plight of the farmers and workers in the sugar plantation owned by the family of President Aquino. This discussion is part of the coverage of Bulatlat.com and Kodao Productions of Aquino’s first State of the Nation Address.
People’s Demands on Aquino’s First State of the Nation Address
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Because the Arroyo administration left the country in a crisis of unparalleled proportions, progressive groups presented an agenda, which they deem as necessary for the nation’s survival.
Hacienda Yulo Farmers Ask Aquino: Don’t Evade Land Reform in SONA (PR)
PRESS RELEASE July 23, 2010 Fifteen Hacienda Yulo farmers in Barangay Canlubang, Calamba City in Laguna now on their second day of fast today urged President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III not to evade the issue of land reform in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, saying farmers from all over…
Anakbayan Slams “No-Rally Zone” at Times St.
By BULATLAT Youth group Anakbayan denounced today the declaration of President Noynoy Aquino’s house in Times Street, Quezon City as a ‘no-rally zone’ come July 26, when he would deliver his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). The declaration was made by the Quezon City Police District last July 21, which claimed that it…
Pascual Guevarra and the Struggle for Land
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Pascual Guevarra’s colleagues and relatives reacted strongly when President Benigno Aquino III said the recent cases of extrajudicial killings were due to personal grudges.
Peasant Leader Killed Inside Nueva Ecija Army Camp
By RONALYN V. OLEA
A 78-year-old peasant leader was shot dead by two motorcycle-riding men inside his house in San Isidro, Laur town, Nueva Ecija, at around 4:45 p.m. Friday, July 9. He was the second victim of extrajudicial killing under the new administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III.