November 16, 2004 when 7 protesting farmers in Hacienda Luisita were massacred by state agents. Sugarcane workers from Hacienda Luisita were under strike due to the inhumane wage and working conditions in the Hacienda and the non-distribution of the land that was due to them decades ago by the powerful Cojuangco-Aquino family.
Seven years after the brutal massacre, perpetrators are still scot-free, Hacienda Luisita has not been distributed.
I joined the caravan from Manila to Hacienda Luisita to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the massacre and give tribute to the martyrs of the struggle for land and justice. It was my first time to go there and if I was not working (covering the activity for Tudla Productions), I could have integrated more with the farmers. Looking forward to go there again.
Seven years after the brutal massacre, perpetrators are still scot-free, Hacienda Luisita has not been distributed.
I joined the caravan from Manila to Hacienda Luisita to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the massacre and give tribute to the martyrs of the struggle for land and justice. It was my first time to go there and if I was not working (covering the activity for Tudla Productions), I could have integrated more with the farmers. Looking forward to go there again.
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