Unrest in Luisita brews anew; five arrested
03/29/2012Tension is mounting again in Hacienda Luisita, a sprawling agricultural estate owned by the Cojuangco-Aquino family in Tarlac, following the arrest of five farmworkers for refusing to vacate their camp inside the disputed parcel of land.
According to the Hacienda Luisita Peasants’ Supporters Network (HL PeasNet) secretariat, the arrests are in connection with the case of grave coercion and illegal occupation of property filed before a Tarlac court by the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) last February.
The warrants of arrest were released by Judge Marvin Mangino, against 23 farmworkers of the hacienda, last Feb. 23..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20120329hea4.html
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