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By MARYA SALAMAT
The eighth anniversary of the Hacienda Luisita massacre has also been declared as part of the International Day of Action against Trade Union Repression.
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Until now, the Cojuangco-Aquinos have not given back our land and we have not received a single centavo as payment for our land that they sold.” – Alyansa ng Manggagawang Bukid sa Asyenda Luisita
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The Department of Agrarian Reform has interviewed 8,400 farmworkers when the tentative list of beneficiaries includes only 6,296 farmers who signed the stock distribution option in 1989.
By RONALYN V. OLEA
At around 8: 30 a.m. of June 15, RCBC guards, together with 20 men, threw stones at the farm workers.
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Our members are either facing or losing agrarian cases but we continue to struggle for our rights to the land we till.” – Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luson
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“It is expected that the Aquino regime will hail the Corona conviction as the ‘crowning glory’ of its so-called daang matuwid (righteous path) crusade. We take exception to this for the simple reason that outside the impeachment, the Aquino government has not done much in terms of political and economic reforms, respect for human rights and the cause of justice.” – Bayan
Sidebar: Progressive solons sign waiver, challenges Aquino, gov’t officials to ‘walk the talk’ on corruption
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Manila--Farmers groups led by the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) today warned against what it said as President Benigno Aquino III’s dictatorial tendencies. In the wake of the Senate's guilty verdict against chief...
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA –The unprecedented impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona came as no surprise to some progressive peoples’ organizations. Citing how the Aquino government has used “all its powers to achieve this end” – railroading for...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“There’s no room for complacency at this point in our fight – we have to push for actual and immediate land distribution.” – Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"We will frustrate the obvious political maneuvers of President Aquino to take over the Supreme Court and maintain his family’s control over Hacienda Luisita." – Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
By RONALYN V. OLEA
"The Cojuangco-Aquino clan is the mastermind of this brutality; they view the camp-out at Balete village as symbol of farmworkers’ unity in upholding their rights to the land.” – AMGL
Revolutionary farmers group salutes NPA (Photos by Ronalyn V. Olea)
Video: HLI farmers decry latest forms of harassment
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“It is a testament to how the President’s family mobilizes state security forces to suppress the just and legitimate assertion of the farm workers over the lands.” – KMP
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com When Benigno Aquino III centered his presidential campaign on his slogan "Kung walang korap, walang mahirap," nobody thought that his government would do just that. Worse, not only does the Aquino government appear to be...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“This so-called joint venture smacks of land-grabbing and conflict of interest on the part of President Aquino’s political lieutenant in the Gulf.” – Danilo Ramos, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“The high court must act now and stop the decades-old exploitation of farm workers by the Cojuangco-Aquinos.” – Ambala
Yearender: Victories of the Filipino People
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...
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. The Supreme Court recently issued a...
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