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Ex-minister Estrella can doom Noynoy’s Palace bid–Remulla
Business Mirror
LIBERAL Party (LP) presidential bet Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III can kiss his presidential bid good-bye once former agrarian-reform minister Conrado Estrella Sr. tells all that he knows about the “blood-soaked history” of Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac.
Nacionalista Party Rep. Crispin “Boying” Remulla [...]
Continue Reading →Aquino’s sisters also want out of Luisita
By Philip Tubeza
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—They also want out of Hacienda Luisita.
The sisters of Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III on Monday night said it was their dream to be divested of their interest in the Cojuangco-owned sugar [...]
Continue Reading →NORZAGARAY
By LITO BANAYO
Malaya
Feb. 23, 2010
Norzagaray is a small town in the northeastern fringes of Bulacan, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre. It is bounded on the north by the town of Angat, and to its south is San Jose del Monte City, now a bustling center [...]
Continue Reading →GMA mulls increasing emergency funding for El Niño
The Philippine Star
February 23, 2010
MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo is considering increasing emergency funding for government programs to address the debilitating effects of El Niño on the country’s food, water and power needs.
Deputy presidential spokesman Gary Olivar said Mrs. Arroyo [...]
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NORZAGARAY CASE
1.The Petitioner here are farmers who have occupied and cultivated the land in question since 1960’s . Some of them were descendants of Dumagats who occupied the land since time immemorial, as well as farmer-settlers who had been there since the Commonwealth.
2.They finally obtained title to the same [...]
Continue Reading →Farmers decry impending loss of land over Villar’s alleged ‘manipulative acts’
By Abigail Kwok
INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines – Farmers from the province of Bulacan on Thursday decried the impending loss of their land due to what they claimed as “manipulative acts” of presidential candidate Senator Manny Villar and his wife [...]
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