SC: Hacienda case proceeds despite compromise
By Benjamin B. Pulta and Charlie V. Manalo 08/06/2010 A sealed compromise agreement between the parties to the contentious case over the Cojuangco-Aquino family-owned Hacienda Luisita will not stop the Supreme Court (SC) from proceeding with the hearing of the pending case before the high tribunal, SC spokesman and court administrator Midas Marquez said yesterday. He pointed out that the proposed settlement between Hacienda Luisita Inc. (HLI) and its farmers would not be considered by the high court in resolving the case unless formally informed of it. “Parties will have to file the appropriate manifestations, which the court will consider,” he explained. Marquez noted that without a submission from either party, the oral arguments set on the case by the court on Aug. 18 will push through. In case the reported compromise agreement reaches the SC, Marquez said it still “will have to go over the pleading and decide.” Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100806hed4.html |
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A backgrounder on the Hacienda Luisita in:
THE UNPRINCIPLED GALL OF NOYNOY AQUINO
http://JesusaBernardo.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/26/4074909-the-unprincipled-gall-of-noynoy-aquino
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