Human barricades had formed outside Gate 1 to block trucks loaded with sugarcane from entering the sugar mill inside the hacienda. The workers, Paragas said, were determined to maintain the picket line. Hacienda Luisita is a 6,453-hectare sugar plantation located in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. WHEREFORE, the Motion to Clarify and Reconsider Resolution of November 22, 2011 dated December 16, 2011 filed by petitioner Hacienda Luisita, Inc. and the Motion for Reconsideration/Clarification dated December 9, 2011 filed by private respondents Noel Mallari, Julio Suniga, Supervisory Group of Hacienda Luisita, Inc. and Windsor Andaya are hereby DENIED with this qualification: the July 5, 2011 Decision, as modified by the November 22, 2011 Resolution, is FURTHER MODIFIED in that the government, through DAR, is ordered to pay Hacienda Luisita, Inc. the just compensation for the 240-square meter homelots distributed to the FWBs. The Presidential Agrarian Reform Council (PARC) was to approve the SDOs. Tulakan lang (just pushing and shoving). Originally owned by the Compaa General de Tabacos de Filipinas, it is now owned by the Cojuangco family who acquired the hacienda in the late 1950s. Karapatan also said the soldiers used a 60-cal. At around 6 p.m. on Nov. 6, policemen used tear gas and water cannons to drive the strikers out of the CAT gate. Fourth of a series (Part 4 of this special report on Hacienda Luisita begins in December 2004, the month after the Luisita massacre. At the right side of the ground, male strikers stood across the male policemen. This appears to be the finding based on accounts, testimonies and results of fact-finding missions gathered by Bulatlat. This appears to be the finding based on accounts, testimonies and results of fact-finding missions gathered by Bulatlat. The succeeding years would see the peasant-workers slide deeper into poverty, with deregulation and poor crop harvests pushing them into a worse state than they were before the Aquino era. Tomas did just that on tuesday, 16 November 2004 when she sent in the police and the military to enforce a return-to-work order upon the workers of the Cojuangco family's most prized possession - Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac Province. The president should take this moniker seriously and push for reforms that will benefit these demographics, particularly as they have been ignored for so long. 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. Aquino promised a complete land distribution by 2014, however thousands of hectares have yet to be distributed not only in Luisita but in the rest of the country as well. Lumabas na kami. (They did not want to talk to us. In accordance with the SDO agreement, there would be a 30-year schedule for distributing and transferring the stocks to the farmers. By RONALYN V. OLEA AND DABET CASTAEDA On 7 May 1980, the government filed a case against TADECO before the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC). This then resulted to continuous protests for a year. The tobacco company was founded on 26 November 1881 by Antonio Lpez y Lpez from Comillas, Cantabria and Santiago de Cuba, and Don Guillermo Rubio born in Santander, Cantabria. President Duterte caught everyones attentions when he declared himself the first left-wing Filipino president, alluding to his links with labour unions all over the country and his ties with the rural, farmer class. [15], In compliance with the CARP, 4915.75 hectares of Hacienda Luisita were folded into Hacienda Luisita Inc. (HLI) on 23 August 1988, in order to comply with a stock distribution agreement between the landowners and farm workers. To ease the tension, about 10 policewomen deployed themselves at the police front line. On 16 November 2004, ten days after the start of the said strike, police and soldiers were dispatched by then Labour Secretary Patricia Santo Toms, to storm and disperse the blockade. It is all the more significant because the police and army attack was ordered directly from the central government, by Labor . [17], On 18 August 2010, oral arguments on the Hacienda Luisita case were heard by the Supreme Court for the first time since the dispute was brought to its doors in 2006. However, the Cojuangcos failed to distribute any land. During an April 29, 2014 field investigation led by then-CHR Commissioner Norberto dela Cruz and then-Region III Director Jasmin Navarro Regino, the government rights commission confirmed that grave rights violations happened in the 2004 Hacienda Luisita massacre.. In a violent strike dispersal in Hacienda Luisita last November 16, 2004, 14 people were killed, including two children aged 2 and 5 years old who died from suffocation from teargas lobbed by the police and army dispersal teams. . The law includes a Stock Distribution Option (SDO) which would allow landowners to distribute the stock shares of the land to the farmers, instead of actual land. Kanya itong ipinangalan sa kanyang asawang si Luisa Bru y Lasss. [2], Hacienda Luisita was once part of the holdings of Compaa General de Tabacos de Filipinas S.A., better known as Tabacalera. The Philippine government aided the Cojuangcos in obtaining the loans needed to pay the price. The eleventh village is Barangay Central in Tarlac City which houses the CAT sugar mill, the St. Martin de Porres Hospital and the Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Bumabalik ang mga manggagawa kapag humuhupa na ang epekto ng tear gas (Workers would return to the picket line every time the effect of the tear gas weakens). Be the first to get hottest news from our Editor-in-Chief, Check your email and confirm your subscription. 1988 President Aquino signs into law the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law with the SDO clause. Some disputes turned violent with the unfortunate loss of lives. Why did the Hacienda lose money? Aquino then became Luisitas first administrator. When workers go on strike, they are calling for better work conditions and an increase in pay. Tulakan lang (just pushing and shoving). Will government be held accountable for Hacienda Luisita violence? The same reports pointed to the fact that military and police forces, acting on orders of the labor department, appeared intent on breaking up the picket of the striking workers days before the Nov. 16 dispersal that claimed the lives of seven strikers and the wounding of at least 200 others. This was the same year Aquino was elected senator. [11] During this time, the Marcos administration took an interest in enforcing land reform. Luisita massacre: No justice after 10 years [Summary] => Tomorrow, Nov. 16, marks 10 years since the Hacienda Luisita Massacre happened at the controversial landed estate in Tarlac "owned" by the family of President Aquino. With many citing that lands re-divided into other land holdings have been exempted from the court ruling. Nakuha ni Lpez ang lupain nooong 1882, isang taon bago ang kanyang kamatayan. This case has been ongoing for many years, eliciting different opinions, and you can find some in the Hacienda Luisita reaction paper. The en banc ruling also ordered the . The hacienda an inheritance from the sugar plantation system practiced during Spanish colonial times is a massive area of land, at 6,000 hectares. 1989 Luisitas farmworkers voted between stocks or land in a referendum, and they chose to keep their stocks. There is a high probability, he said, that other soldiers positioned at the left side of the sugar mill used silencers. Upon the intervention of Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, three Catlu leaders (including Tua) and two others from ULWU traveled to Makati City in Metro Manila the following for a 10 a.m. meeting with Jose Cojuangco, Jr. in his mansion. The United Luisita Workers Union (ULWU) was created because of this. The case (Republic of the Philippines vs. TADECO, Civil Case No. The hacienda produced 126,129 tons of sugar in 1928 as well as allegedly receiving additional tons of sugar with current prices of Php 23,450. That same year, they had petitioned the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to revoke the stock distribution option and to set the tone for land redistribution instead. In the afternoon of November 16, Filipino police and army units carried out a brutal massacre of striking sugar plantation workers at Hacienda Luisita, located in Tarlac province in central Luzon, north of Manila. This prompted about 50 women strikers to also take the frontline to face the policewomen. [1] The CAT was supposed to be sold to the Lpez brothers, Eugenio and Fernando, but the purchase was vetoed by President Ramon Magsaysay due to the brothers owning multiple businesses such as MERALCO, ABS-CBN, Manila Chronicle, Negros Navigation, as well as a number of substantial agricultural holdings, which the president deemed to problematic because the brothers were becoming too powerful. The perpetrators were members of the armed forces, the military and police forces sent hundreds of armed enforcers to the site of the rally upon the request of the landowners who are members of the influential Cojuangco family. They stood their ground as about 300 policemen came and in formation tried to break the strikers ranks. Who was president during Mendiola massacre? Measuring about 7.7 miles, Escobar's estate soon became just as impressive as his power in the 1970s and '80s. Topic: Hacienda Luisita Massacre (50points) 1. Most of the news about Hacienda Luisita has been negative. Then, Paragas continued, thrice the APC rammed into the gate. All told, the volley of gunfire lasted for two minutes, Paragas said. ULWU strikers manned Gate 1 the entrance leading to the Central Azucarera de Tarlac (CAT) located south of the hacienda, which is a one-hour walk from the MacArthur national highway while those from Catlu took their position outside Gate 2 north of the 6,000-ha plantation. The case about the ownership has gone through many twists and turns that you need to know the details. In 2005, the Presidential Agrarian Reform Council ruled in favor of the farm workers demand for land distribution. [7][13][14], Despite the installation of Corazon Aquino as President of the Philippines, the hacienda was not being distributed. But they returned the shields after the police said they will be paying for them if they got lost, Tua said. The shooting killed seven union members and residents of Hacienda Luisita. Before the Cojuangco family acquired Hacienda Luisita in the 1950s, it belonged to the Spanish-owned Compaa General de Tabacos de Filipinas (Tabacalera). Kung ayaw ko nang papasukin sa bahay ko, bakit magpupumilit pa? (If I do not want to accept someone in my home, why would he insist?). Another major dispersal was at work, Paragas recalled, this time with the police reinforced by soldiers from the Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) based at Camp Aquino which is just across the highway overlooking the hacienda. [36] But it was on 30 September 2013, where DAR Secretary Virgilio de los Reyes started awarding the actual Certificate of Land Ownership (CLOA) to 600 Farmer-worker beneficiaries in Barangay Pando. He related the full account of the Nov. 16 massacre. [38] On 24 April 2017, protesters consisting of the Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) and other militant organizations had gone to Hacienda Luisita to protest against the 348 hectare land that was turned over to Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) back on 25 November 2004 for a 431.7 million peso loan obligation. Gunshots also came from the gate, he said. In the aftermath of the bloodshed, Rep. Aquino gave a privilege speech in Congress condemning the incident and calling for a swift resolution of justice. They are not only powerful politically, the Cojuangcos are also among the pioneers of the sugar and banking industries in the country. The farm workers' therefore now owned 33% of the plantation, while the Cojuangco group retained ownership of the remaining 67% stock. The court also ordered Hacienda Luisita Inc. (HLI) to pay the workers P1.3 billion. The Hacienda closed as a club in 1997 and was demolished in 2002 to make way for a block of flats, which are controversially named The Hacienda Apartments. The promise was made even though she was part of the Cojuangco clan that had ownership over the plantation. Paragas said he saw soldiers armed with long rifles position themselves on the open field at the right side of the sugar mill and at the left side of the gate. This was at the height of the Benigno Noy Aquino presidency, where the resolution of the Hacienda Luisita land dispute was one of the cornerstones of his campaign. In compliance with the CARP, 4915.75 hectares of Hacienda Luisita were folded into Hacienda Luisita Inc. (HLI) on 23 August 1988, in order to comply with a stock distribution agreement between the landowners and farm workers. Sto. He was unarmed.) [34] But from the 4,916 hectares to be redistributed, 500 hectares were converted into non-agricultural use on 18 August 1996 by the Department of Agrarian Reform, while 80.5 hectares was also subtracted for the development of the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX). Seemingly winning the battle at this point, Tua said, the workers became jubilant, others even laughing and jumping until the police, humiliated by their setback, started hitting the strikers with their truncheons. Behind them were agents of Nolcom. Seemingly winning the battle at this point, Tua said, the workers became jubilant, others even laughing and jumping until the police, humiliated by their setback, started hitting the strikers with their truncheons. On the 6th of November 2004, thousands of farm workers and sympathetic activists barricaded the gates of Hacienda Luisita one of the major sugar plantations in the Philippines. Despite the installation of Corazon Aquino as President of the Philippines, the hacienda was not being distributed. However, in 2012, the Supreme Court in the Philippines ordered the Cojuangco family to cease ownership of 4,915 hectares. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. That the dispersal order was to be executed by all means was not remote, ULWU president Rene Galang said in an interview with Bulatlat during the early stage of the strike. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. On February 28, 1987, upon completing the investigations regarding the Mendiola Massacre the Citizens Mendiola Commission suggested to President Aquino to file sedition charges to KMP Chairman Jaime Tadeo. Both carnages took place during the time of Pres. It involved various influential individuals, government bodies, farmers, and unions. [36] Farmer-worker Beneficiaries then sign the Application to Purchase and Farmers' Undertaking (APFU), for the registry of their Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA), which is the actual land title. Why did the Hacienda Luisita massacre happen? Another major dispersal was at work, Paragas recalled, this time with the police reinforced by soldiers from the Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) based at Camp Aquino which is just across the highway overlooking the hacienda. HACIENDA LUISITA, Tarlac City - 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 be held accountable for it. The Aquino-Cojuangco family has been the owner Hacienda Luisita under the company name Hacienda Luisita, Inc for decades. Paragas said he heard workers shout, Nagkasahan na (Rifles were cocked). Human barricades had formed outside Gate 1 to block trucks loaded with sugarcane from entering the sugar mill inside the hacienda. Three fire trucks and an armored personnel carrier (APC) were positioned inside Gate 1. No coming into blows, tear gas or water cannon. The Cojuangco group was given a ten-year window to distribute the lands to farmers as stipulated. In a press conference last Nov. 18, Ocampo related how Cojuangco brother of former President Aquino reacted to his request for dialogue. Twelve picketers and two children were killed and hundreds of workers badly injured when 1,000 . That the dispersal order was to be executed by all means was not remote, ULWU president Rene Galang said in an interview with Bulatlat during the early stage of the strike. Tomas ordered the striking workers to return to work so the company could resume its operations in 24 hours. The July 5, 2011 Decision, as modified by the November 22, 2011 Resolution and further modified by this Resolution is declared FINAL and EXECUTORY. Then, the shooting began. But the strikers were ready, Flor Sibayan, who was among them, recalled. [6], In 1957, the owners of the Tabacalera decided to sell Hacienda Luisita as well as the sugar mill, Central Azucarera de Tarlac (CAT), because of the Hukbalahap rebels who were causing them problems. Hacienda, Manchester: First dance 1982 - last dance 1997 It is widely believed that people at the club were spending their money on drugs, not alcohol. The Miss Philippines National Costume on Miss Universe. Emil Paragas, Karapatan Tarlac coordinator, was at the picket line outside Gate 1 to observe the strike. Is organic formula better than regular formula. [17], The signing into law of Republic Act No. [28] In the months following the Hacienda Luisita massacre, eight more people who either supported or provided evidence to the farmers cause were found murdered, beginning with the assassination of peasant leader Marcelino Beltran just before he was to testify about the massacre. 2003 Workers daily wage is at P194.50 for one day per week. They brought pails of water from nearby Balite village and used these to catch the tear gas canisters. 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. On the payment of just compensation for the homelots to HLI, the Court, by unanimous vote, resolved to amend its July 5, 2011 Decision and November 22, 2011 Resolution by ordering the government, through the DAR, to pay to HLI the just compensation for the homelots thus distributed to the FWBS. 9Plaza Miranda bombing / Number of deaths. Then, the shooting began. The 10-year grace period that TADECO had to distribute the land elapsed, and farmers started pushing for their rights. The Cojuangcos managed to change several clauses in the agreement to help them retain control of the land up until 2012. Sto. . The remaining 30 percent of the stock shares was given to farm workers under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program's stock distribution option scheme. This prompted about 50 women strikers to also take the frontline to face the policewomen. However the Supreme Court maintained its initial stance that the date of taking be marked at 21 November 1989, based on when the original stock distribution plan was approved, stating this was when ownership of the lands was initially relinquished to make way for its distribution to the farm workers via stock. This massacre is one of the dark days in the history of the place. BREAKING. Aquino was Magsaysay's political prodigy and personal assistant at that time, which helped the Cojuangcos in purchasing CAT. In the scuffle, the workers confiscated five police shields. About 5,000 sugar farm workers and 500 sugar mill workers went on strike on Nov. 6 (Saturday) to demand, among others, the reinstatement of 327 workers led by union leaders earlier laid off by the Hacienda Luisita, Inc. (HLI) management. Last year in 2019, farmers were finally getting land titles in a ceremony headed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. 2004 Union officers representing farmers try to re-negotiate the pay to P225 per day, 2004 Luisita's management retrenches 327 workers, 2004 Workers stage a protest then violence erupts leading to the Luisita Massacre with seven deaths, 2010 Noynoy Aquino campaigns with the promise of giving farmers the land, but that never fully materialized hence it is considered as another Hacienda Luisita scandal, 2012 Supreme court orders the distribution of HL land, 2019 Section of Hacienda Luisita farmers. Policemen were at the frontline of the dispersal formation, he said. During the Marcos regime, there were attempts to have the Cojuangcos cede control of Hacienda Luisita to be placed back under the Ministry of Agrarian Reform to be redistributed to the farmers at a compensation to the family. In the scuffle, the workers confiscated five police shields. What happened Mendiola massacre? Tomas ordered the striking workers to return to work so the company could resume its operations in 24 hours. Jun David, one of those killed, was hit from the left side of the CAT, he said. [39] The protest led to property damage, where protesters had destroyed over 100 meters of a wall surrounding the contested lot. Bulatlat.com. What is the case of Hacienda Luisita? What is the issue about Hacienda Luisita? Seven of the people participating in the rally were killed, an estimated number of 121 people, adults and children, were injured, and 133 people were arrested and detained.[27]. This incident was later referred to as the Mendiola massacre, also called Black Thursday by some Filipino journalists. Pingback: Philippines news: 8 years after Luisita massacre, not one hectare distributed | Pinas news library, Pingback: 8 years after Luisita massacre, not one hectare distributed - Bulatlat, Pingback: Philsteel workers terminated for refusing CBA moratorium - Bulatlat, A biker takes a quick spin around Academic Oval in UP Diliman. Apparently, the labor secretarys order also directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to dismantle the barricades put up by the strikers and break up the strike. Despite the union leaders, who were acting as spokespersons for the rallyists, still in active negotiations with the landlords, on the 16th of November security forces opened fire at the demonstrators. Many farmers hope to experience the end of the land struggle. . However, after a long-running battle for the control of the farm, a portion of the hacienda now belongs to the farmers. Katabi ko siya nang tamaan siya ng bala. However, in 2015 the peasants watchdog Luisita Watch issued a statement condemning the promises of Aquino as nothing but a sham. Apparently, the labor secretarys order also directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to dismantle the barricades put up by the strikers and break up the strike. The enforcers utilized tear gas, water cannons, guns, and military vehicles to disseminate the crowd. This portion was to be distributed to original farmers under the agrarian land reform program. Para lang kaming nanghuhuli ng daga (It was like we were catching mice), is how Sibayan described the incident. In 2015, the mill was sold, with the Cojuangco and Aquino families owning minority shares. In compliance with agrarian reform laws, the Supreme Court decisions further stated that HLI was entitled to payment by the government as just compensation for distributing the hacienda's lands to the farm workers. [1], The process of land distribution was decided to be through lottery system, wherein the names of the beneficiaries are placed into a drum, and those chosen will be given the Lot Allocation Certificate (LAC). 13 protesting farmers were shot in what is now known as the "Mendiola Massacre." [1], In 1942, Luis Taruc and 200 members formed HUKBALAHAP, a peasant based guerrilla army to fight the Japanese forces. Unfortunately, people lost their lives during the battle. It came through a text message, in the confines of my NatSci 2 class. [12], Cojuangco died on 21 August 1976. A case was filed against the police and military with regards to the injuries and deaths, however it was dismissed by the office of the Ombudsman in 2010. This powerful clan includes former presidents Corazon Aquino and her son, Benigno Aquino III. Around 200 were reportedly injured, while scores were missing. A decade after the event, the aggrieved families filed a petition to reopen the case. The hacienda, which is owned by the family of former President Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino, is about 100 kms north of Manila. The most noteworthy example of a struggle between the peasant-class and the elite landlords occurred twelve years ago today, in what is now known as the Hacienda Luisita Massacre. Thus, it came as no surprise that her promise quickly changed in 1988 when, instead of a land distribution the Hacienda Luisita would instead be put under a stock distribution option. Paragas said there were more than 200 canisters of tear gas thrown at the workers. List of massacres in the Philippines This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. At the count of three, Tua said, the combined forces of the plantation and sugar mill workers pushed the entire police contingent. Thousands of farmers marched to Malacaang Palace on 22 January 1987. Catalina), Lourdes (formerly Texas), Mapalacsiao (formerly Luisita), Asturias, and Bantog in Tarlac City; Barangay Motrico in La Paz town; and Barangays Parang (formerly San Sebastian), Mabilog (formerly Pasajes) and Pando in Concepcion town. It was cited that the SDO had failed to improve the lives of the more than 5,000 farmer beneficiaries. It has been more than a year since the notorious Hacienda Luisita massacre on November 16, 2004. Tarlac Distillery Corporation What happened in the Hacienda Luisita massacre? Upon the intervention of Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, three Catlu leaders (including Tua) and two others from ULWU traveled to Makati City in Metro Manila the following for a 10 a.m. meeting with Jose Cojuangco, Jr. in his mansion. While the upper class have reaped the rewards of steady economic growth in the past decade, which has also expanded the middle class the lowest rung of our society have languished in destitution. January 22, 1987Mendiola massacre / Start date. But the strikers were ready, Flor Sibayan, who was among them, recalled. On January 22, 1987, thirteen (13) farmers died at a violent dispersal of a farmers march perpetrated by state forces in Mendiola Street, San Miguel, Manila. Tomas did just that on tuesday, 16 November 2004 when she sent in the police and the military to enforce a return-to-work order upon the workers of the Cojuangco familys most prized possession Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac Province. But Tua said the strikers held their ground until the police were forced to leave before sunset. The result was a bloody massacre in which seven died including two children. They brought pails of water from nearby Balite village and used these to catch the tear gas canisters. Tomas ordered the striking workers to return to work so the company could resume its operations in 24 hours. Hacienda Luisita is a 6,453-hectare sugar plantation located in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. The Corona court's unanimous, final and executory decision ruled that the 4,916-hectare Hacienda Luisita be distributed among some 6,000 farmer-beneficiaries. Tulakan lang (just pushing and shoving). The results of the May 1989 referendum, as well as a second referendum held in October of the same year, found that a great majority of the Hacienda farm workers voted in favor of distribution of stock rather than land. This was combined with political unrest in the country. About 5,000 sugar farm workers and 500 sugar mill workers went on strike on Nov. 6 (Saturday) to demand, among others, the reinstatement of 327 workers led by union leaders earlier laid off by the Hacienda Luisita, Inc. (HLI) management. At the count of three, Tua said, the combined forces of the plantation and sugar mill workers pushed the entire police contingent. But they returned the shields after the police said they will be paying for them if they got lost, Tua said. Seemingly winning the battle at this point, Tua said, the workers became jubilant, others even laughing and jumping until the police, humiliated by their setback, started hitting the strikers with their truncheons. The recent developments in Hacienda Luisita are positive. Most of the original farmworkers reside in 10 villages Barangays Balete, Cutcut (or Sta. Proceeding that, a motion to reopen the case was filed by the families of the victims, however, it was declined by the Office of the Ombudsman on 2 October 2014. Still can't Muslim author laments the absence of Halal options in SM Press J to jump to the feed. The Supreme Court in April 2012 upheld the 2005 decision of the Presidential Agrarian Reform Council to distribute 4,500 hectares of Luisita land to over 6,000 farmworkers. The Aquino-Cojuangco family has been the owner Hacienda Luisita under the company name Hacienda Luisita, Inc for decades. Of note is that land reform was one of the issues her campaign focused on. The sugar mill at the hacienda has also been sold to another private buyer, rendering the workers unable to process sugar canes on their own and instead relying again on another affluent feudal lord. 6657 or the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) on 10 June 1988 signaled the beginning of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) under former President Corazon Aquino. Sto. Gusto si Ka Satur lang. They only wanted Ka Satur. Policemen were at the frontline of the dispersal formation, he said. Tua said, Ayaw kaming kausapin. They voted for the former. 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