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How Hacienda Luisita Stock Scheme Led to Farmers’ Misery
How Hacienda Luisita Stock Scheme Led to Farmers’ Misery
By XANDRA BISENIO
Through the stock distribution option such as the one in Hacienda Luisita, the essence of land reform has been distorted to benefit landowners, denying the farmers of actual land redistribution.
At Last, Philippines Now Has Law Against Torture
At Last, Philippines Now Has Law Against Torture
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Human-rights advocate welcome the signing into law of Republic Act 9745, which penalizes acts of torture in the Philippines. The challenge now, they say, is for the Arroyo administration to effectively implement it, given its sordid human-rights record.
Benjie Oliveros | Obtaining Justice for Luisita Farmers Is a Test for Noynoy
Benjie Oliveros | Obtaining Justice for Luisita Farmers Is a Test for Noynoy
Noynoy Aquino may not have stolen money from the nation’s coffers but he has been stealing land from the farmers of Hacienda Luisita. The issue of the farmers of Hacienda Luisita is not merely a test of his mettle as a presidential candidate but, more importantly, it is a test of his sense of justice.
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