by INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA – The Alyansa ng mga Mangagawang Bukid sa Hacienda Luisita (AMBALA) through its counsel Jobert Pahilga of the Sentro para sa Tunay na Repormang Agraryo (Sentra) filed a motion for reconsideration, July 20, on the Supreme Court decision ordering the Department of Agrarian Reform to hold a referendum…
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Farm workers occupy, cultivate disputed Hacienda Luisita land
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“This is only the continuation of the 2005 bungkalan” said Rodel Mesa, Ambala spokesperson. “The 500 hectares which RCBC claims is ours; it’s part of the 6,453 hectares that should have long been turned over to the farm worker beneficiaries.”
Farmers denounce SC ruling calling for referendum in Hacienda Luisita
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“Obviously, Malacañang’s unseen hand played a major role in the anti-farmer decision of the Supreme Court.” Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
Luisita Farmers Go Back to Basics
After the strike ended more than two years ago, the HLI farm workers have been planting rice and vegetables providing them with income and food. But more than the earnings, they find fulfillment in cultivating the land that is rightfully theirs. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 28, August 19-25, 2007 Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac…