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HACIENDA LUISITA — Striking mill workers and farmworkers demanded the management here to stop recognizing the “self-proclaimed, bogus presidents” of the Central Azucarera de Tarlac Labor Union (CATLU) and the United Luisita Workers’ Union (ULWU).
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Hacienda Luisita: A tragedy on Ninoy’s 72nd birthday
HACIENDA LUISITA — Two mysteries now highlight the 72nd birth anniversary of contemporary martyr-hero, former Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. in this sprawling estate owned by the family of his widow, former President Corazon Aquino.
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The village that OFW remittances built
BRGY. MAPANIQUE, Candaba, Pampanga – What used to be nipa huts of some 200 families here are now concrete, two-storey houses. This farming and fishing village has been transformed by the economic bounty from its residents who work abroad, mostly in Japan.
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Ka Roger claims NPA ‘military contacts’ say Luisita massacre was premeditated
TARLAC CITY — The senior spokesman of the Maoist underground claimed on Sunday that their “sources within the military” told guerillas investigating the Nov. 16 violence in Hacienda Luisita that the incident was “premeditated” by some ranking Armed Forces officials.
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The Hacienda Luisita Tragedy
It was one bloody day at the Hacienda Luisita last Nov. 16, 2004 when the dispersal of the strike that turned out to be unruly and disruptive. The death of 14 farmers including women and children and 200 wounded sprawled before the public eye when amateur videos was filled in the tube.
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Protesters take control of Hacienda Luisita
HACIENDA LUISITA — Protesting laborers and farm workers here, joined by their respective families and reinforced by militant activists, have practically taken control over nearly all movements in this sprawling sugar estate owned by the family of former President Corazon Aquino.
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Luisita resumes milling operations as tension eases
HACIENDA LUISITA — Tension has somewhat eased in this 6,000-hectare sugar plantation, as the ranks of the protesters who locked up the refinery during the weekend have thinned out, allowing the Central Azucarera de Tarlac (CAT) to resume its milling operations noontime Monday.
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Truck attacks force Luisita mill closure anew
HACIENDA LUISITA — The “violent and destructive” actions being carried out by alleged “troublemakers” among the ranks of protesters here has forced Luzon’s biggest sugar mill to shutdown anew its operations Tuesday morning, after these were briefly resumed around noontime last Monday.
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7-month long Rabbit strike ends
TARLAC CITY — The almost seven-month long strike in one of the country’s oldest transport company finally came to an end, as the Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines (PRBL) commenced plying major routes from Metro Manila to Central and Northern Luzon again.
Subic allows FedEx to operate ecozone hub until 2013
TARLAC CITY — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has recently decided to extend the lease contract of air courier giant, the Federal Express (FedEx), up to August 2010.
Int’l media watchdog: RP hostile for journalists
TARLAC CITY — Although the country has a “free and lively press,” the Philippines has been counted by the Paris-based international media watchdog as one of the places most hostile to journalists.
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