A glimpse of Hacienda Luisita

I knew this famous Hacienda during 2004, were farmers were killed. Thats all I know, well aside that it is own by the famous figures in our country.

As I searched on Wikipedia ,Hacienda Luisita is a 6 435 hectares own by the Cojuangco family which includes former president Corazon Aquino and her son Benigno “noynoy” Aquino who is now running for the highest position in the Philippines. The hacienda is as large as a two cities combines. Well apparently is very large. And the history of these estates is being divided into 8 periods The Hacienda was originally owned by Compania General de Tobacoo de Filipinas, a Holding company owned by the Spaniards. It was during 1950’s that the hacienda was owned by Don Pepeng Cojuango ( father of former president Corazon Aquino) when then the late President blocked the sells of the hacienda to the Lopes’.. Fearing that the lopes’ would be to powerful if the still own the hacienda having these alredy own the meralco and ABS-CBN and other land properties in the western visayas. President Agsaysay offered the land to the Cojuangco’s.

That’s all I now about the hacienda Luisita. Now the issues here, the family garnered criticism of the ownership of the land. Some people views it as oligarchy. Second is that on November 16, 2004 were 12 farmers and their children were brutally killed and hundreds were injured. The protestors were fighting a fairer wage, increase benefits and a greater assurance of the land reform.

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