The Hacienda Luisita Massacre: How It Happened
The violence that marred the strike of plantation and milling workers of the Cojuangco-owned Hacienda Luisita on Nov. 16 was bound to happen and government authorities may have to account for it.
HACIENDA LUISITA & AGRARIAN REFORM
Hacienda Luisita is a classic example of feudalism still reigning in the country. Hacienda Luisita is a vast sugarcane plantation in Central Luzon controlled by the Cojuangco clan since the 1950s. The Cojuangcos obtained the land through a government loan with a provision that after ten years, they would give the land back to the tenants. They never did.
The struggle of farm workers gained national attention when policemen and soldiers opened fire at picketing workers on November 16, 2004, leaving seven dead.
Bulatlat covered the quest for justice for the victims of the massacre, the miserable conditions of farm workers, the loopholes in the agrarian reform program, and how the Cojuangco-Aquino clan evaded land distribution.
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People’s Land Reform in Hacienda Luisita
People’s Land Reform in Hacienda Luisita
“It is a dream come true. Old women in the village are literally crying with happiness when they saw long stretches of palay (unhusked rice grain) being spread on the concrete road to dry under the sun. They say this is what they have been waiting for all these...
Hacienda Luisita Farmers Demand Full Land Distribution
Hacienda Luisita Farmers Demand Full Land Distribution
Farm workers of Hacienda Luisita are challenging President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to prove that she is not merely using the Hacienda Luisita issue to spite former Pres. Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino, heir to the Luisita estate and one of the president’s main political...
Hacienda Luisita dispersal: Shots Were Fired During Lull in Scuffle
Hacienda Luisita dispersal: Shots Were Fired During Lull in Scuffle
From the testimony of a worker at the front lines of the Hacienda Luisita picket and the unedited version of a footage taken by an independent media practitioner, police started firing at the strikers during a lull in the fighting. The scenes from the unedited...
Hacienda Luisita Grinds to a Halt; Workers Vow to Continue Protest
Hacienda Luisita Grinds to a Halt; Workers Vow to Continue Protest
It may be an uphill battle, but the 4,000 workers of Hacienda Luisita, Inc. decided to take matters into their own hands by declaring a strike last Nov. 6. Armed with a sense of history and social justice, their leaders vow to continue the protest and now they are...
Hacienda Luisita Belongs to Cojuangco Tenants, Ex-DAR Exec Says
Hacienda Luisita Belongs to Cojuangco Tenants, Ex-DAR Exec Says
In a deal with government funders 46 years ago, Don Jose Cojuangco pledged to distribute the land now occupied by Hacienda Luisita to tenant farmers. A former director of the Department of Agrarian Reform says a court order binds the Cojuangcos to do so. By Dabet...
Strike One for Workers of Hacienda Luisita
Strike One for Workers of Hacienda Luisita
A triumphant picket line stands today in front of Gate 1 of the Central Azucarrera de Tarlac in Hacienda Luisita, a year after sugar mill and plantation workers staged a simultaneous strike that halted operations of Luzon’s largest sugar estate. Ignited by unfair...
5,000 Luisita Workers To Lose Jobs in Cojuangco-Arroyo Land Plan
5,000 Luisita Workers To Lose Jobs in Cojuangco-Arroyo Land Plan
A land use plan which contains the comprehensive land conversion of the entire Hacienda Luisita into a commercial and industrial complex will likely force more than 5,000 plantation workers out of their jobs. The LUP includes President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s...
A Year After Hacienda Luisita Massacre, Justice Still Elusive
A Year After Hacienda Luisita Massacre, Justice Still Elusive
When will justice be served for the victims of the violent dispersal of the Hacienda Luisita picket line? Until now, the government agencies that investigated the incident have not yet identified those responsible for the wanton violation of human rights. BY DABET...
Hacienda Luisita Workers: Bloodied but Unbowed
Hacienda Luisita Workers: Bloodied but Unbowed
Union grieves for murdered Hacienda union chief “Ganun si kapitan. He would risk everything for us. It can only be those who feel threatened by him and the union who would want to kill him.” Thus said a Hacienda Luisita worker of murdered union leader Ricardo...
The Hacienda Luisita Massacre, Landlordism and State Terrorism
The Hacienda Luisita Massacre, Landlordism and State Terrorism
The public outrage ignited by the Luisita Massacre should also keep an eye on other potential flashpoints that could lead to similar acts of state terrorism. There are several other plantations, large estates as well as development projects and mining exploration...
An Appraisal: Cory Aquino and Human Rights
An Appraisal: Cory Aquino and Human Rights
While Cory Aquino restored democratic institutions and became a symbol of integrity in governance, her regime remained beholden, if not hostaged, by the military and Washington. This resulted in massive human-rights abuses that were even worse in terms of number of victims than those committed so far under the Arroyo regime.
An Appraisal: Cory Aquino and Left
An Appraisal: Cory Aquino and Left
The Left’s engagement with Cory had been both pleasant and acrimonious at certain stages. While they linked arms with her on a number of causes, there were also issues on which leftists found themselves at odds with the late president.
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