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.
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).
Liberal Party standard bearer Noynoy Aquino is once again adopting the very tune the military and its Commander-in-Chief – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo – use for their demolition project against progressive individuals and organizations.
