Articles tagged with: agrarian reform
“With its decision on the Luisita land dispute, ‘SC’ now stands for ‘Servants of the Cojuangcos.’ The SC decision essentially affirms the legality of the referendum held last year by the HLI, which was the Cojuangcos’ maneuver to preserve their ownership and control over the Luisita lands,” said Elmer “Bong” Labog.
Several groups are enraged over the violent dispersal of the camp out of farmers Saturday, resulting in the arrest of 42 and injury of 11 others.
AGRARIAN REFORM A progressive party-list solon slammed the Cojuangco group of companies’ plan to donate 50 hectares of land in Hacienda Luisita to the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), calling the move as a plot to weaken and undermine farmers legitimate claim over the contested lands.
Farmers seeking the distribution of the 157-hectare Hacienda Bacan in Negros Occidental owned by First Gentleman Mike Arroyo got another disappointment after Justice Secretary Raul Gonzales told them that he could not act upon their request for registration of their certificate of land ownership award (CLOA) because Arroyo had managed to get a temporary restraining order (TRO) from the Regional …
POLITICS The spirit of EDSA I is dead, EDSA II was a big mistake, and a new EDSA movement is needed.
Speaker Prospero Nograles was again criticized by agrarian reform advocates for delaying the plenary deliberations for House Bill No. 4077 or the CARP Extension with Reforms bill.
RCM vowed to continue its campaign for CARP extension with reforms saying that the farmers have already started the Lupang Hinirang, Lupang Hinarang campaign which include marches, educational fora and signature gathering to apprise …
Refused by the Register of Deeds of Bacolod City and the Land Registration Authority of Quezon City, and ignored by President Arroyo, farmers from Negros Occidental seeking the distribution of Hacienda Bacan owned by First Gentleman Mike Arroyo have now turned to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for registration of their certificate of land ownership award (CLOA).
Task Force Mapalad president …