Victory for the Farmers

The victory of the farmers toiling the lands of Hacienda Luisita is a bitter pill for President Abnoy to swallow. It is a bitter pill because regardless if he already gave up his shares on the Hacienda, it’s his family’s land holding. They (Conjuanco’s and Aquinos) practically held it despite efforts from previous administration to distribute it. It’s going to very painful for their family.

And since Aquino’s family is in pain, just expect more vilification and demonizing of the high court coming from Abnoy’s yellow mobs. They accused the Justices who were appointed by the then PGMA as biased towards her. If that’s their gauge, then, we can also apply that those appointed by Abnoy is also biased towards him. Now we’re hearing senators calling for the SC Chief Justice to step down. For a vindictive Administration, we should brace ourselves for more mud sliding.

Look at what they did to Gloria. Di nga ba, hindi niya nga mapatawad si Gloria? I wonder what PGMA do to him to deserve humiliation. They should at least give her the proper treatment befitting a former head of state. But Abnoy’s vindictiveness has no sense so he can’t feel.

Despite denying that he no other intention and no interest in Hacienda Luisita, President Abnoy declared that the Hacienda Luisita owners deserved just compensation. Okay, it’s given that they should receive just compensation. The big question is how much? Will the Department of Agrarian Reform offer a fair price to the farmers? Take note that DAR is an agency under the Executive Department. DAR secretary reports directly to President Abnoy. He can bloat the price if he wants just so his family could get the just compensation that he’s asking.

A left leaning organization says that 1 Peso for the Hacienda land owners is a just compensation. I don’t normally agree with the left leaning people but this time, I agreed with their assessment. 1 Peso is a just compensation considering that the land holdings were procured using government resources. The initial agreement was that the lands should be distributed to farmers and tenants 10 years after the acquisition. Years had passed and the Conjuanco’s and the Aquino’s grew richer but they never complied with the agreement. Not even during the time of the first Aquino presidency whose principal program is land reform. Given that they did not comply with the agreement, I think 1 Peso is a just compensation for them.