Militant farmers have renewed their call for genuine agrarian reform.
Camping out at the main office of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Quezon City, peasants belonging to the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) assailed the failure of the Arroyo government to distribute land to farmers and sugar workers in the 6,400-hectare Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac.
Nacionalista-Makabayan senatorial candidate Rep. Liza Maza denounced the power rate hike implemented this April by the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) as she urged voters to junk Arroyo's Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) and electoral bets.
Activist-turned-lawmaker Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza reiterated Friday that there is no truth to accusations that she used her pork barrel to finance activities of the National Democratic Front (NDF).
