May 23, 2013     Manila, Philippines
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

When the waiting has been too long

By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com Covering human-rights issues enabled me to meet wonderful people. These include Jose “Bong” Barsoles and Romeo “Tatay Romy” Luneta, both victims of torture during martial law. News of their passing away — Ka Bong on June 29 and Tatay Romy on July 9 — saddens me. I was struck by

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Legal but unjust compensation

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com MANILA — “Just compensation” when referring to agrarian reform is an oxymoron. All agrarian reform programs of Philippine presidents provide for “just compensation” for landlords whose lands are taken by the government for...

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

DAR, Luisita farmworkers disagree on issue of compensation

By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – The farm workers of the Hacienda Luisita and officials of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) do not see eye-to-eye with regard the implementation of a recent Supreme Court decision....

Sunday, November 27th, 2011

Farmers slam Aquino’s call for ‘just compensation’ for Hacienda Luisita land

By RONALYN V. OLEA “The Cojuangcos have long benefited from their illegal and...

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