“We must continue our struggle; only until we reclaim our land would there be genuine justice.” – Tarlac City Councilor Emily Ladera-Facunla
Call for justice for slain Luisita farmworker, supporters reverberates
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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
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 na ang uhay ay lampas-tao at ang sungot ay puno ng…
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
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?
Reality bites the Okra
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com I received a very heartwarming gift last week: a bag of okra (lady’s fingers). It came from farmers of Hacienda Luisita with a note that read: “Maraming salamat.” (Thank you very much.) As I read it, I saw in my mind images of their rice field and what the farmers…
5 more Luisita farmers face raps for defending their land
“We call on the DOJ [Department of Justice] to make good their promise of creating a special panel to look into rights violations against farmers in Hacienda Luisita. With the fragile situation in Luisita, this DOJ panel must start its work now.” — Ambala
Peasants call for Aquino’s ouster on 27th year commemoration of Mendiola massacre
“The Filipino peasantry has had enough of Aquino’s blatant disregard for the peoples demand for justice and genuine land reform.” – Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
Luisita farmers storm Cojuangco-Aquino offices
MANILA – For frustrating land distribution in Hacienda Luisita, farmworker-beneficiaries trooped to the office of Jose Cojuangco & Sons in Makati City, January 20. Travelling all the way from Tarlac, more than a hundred members of Alyansa ng mga Manggagawang Bukid sa Asyenda Luisita (Ambala) held a picket in front of the building, where Cojuangco-Aquino-owned…
Luisita farmers file criminal raps vs Cojuangco firm, police
The Cojuangco-owned Tarlac Development Corporation started bulldozing farmlands and evicting farmers in Balete village in November last year.
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Luisita farmers file contempt charges vs agrarian reform department
“…Even when the Honorable Court has specifically ordered the DAR to cover all other agricultural lands in Hacienda Luisita, it did not immediately do so.”