Hacienda Luisita is a large piece of land owned by the Cojuangco’s for over five decades. Literally speaking, it is a rich and healthy land used massively for agricultural use. Today it is known as an issue, an overwhelming image of oppression and greed that steps on the poor simple lives of our hardworking farmers.
The Hacienda Luisita’s origin takes us a while back in the Spanish Era. The land was originally belonged to the Spanish-owned Tabacalera which is used for Tobacco plantation. Cutting the story short, it was later on bought by the Cojuangcos in 1957 with the help of the central bank, provided that they would have to distribute these lands to small farmers after 10 years. It’s 2012 and still no solutions have been garnered to suffice this means of selfishness. By the way if you want to read the full article about Hacienda Luisita, just visit this site
or you could watch this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gevTmyWtHVo
What’s my point in this blog? This is just a perfect example of centralization of money. For the past couple of decades, the Cojuangcos had for themselves a stable goldmine. Instead of farmers gaining more than they should, they were forced to bow down and let the trustees slap their dignity with the minimum wage they hardly deserve.
The Cojuangcos completely blocked the proper circulation of money with their dominance over the land. They are one of the reasons that poverty in the Philippines ceases to go down. Farmers were forced to believe that their lifetime investment of hard labor would pay off eventually. This issue should no longer be ignored by the government. I know that Noynoy’s share in the land is I think around 1% or so and he actually has no voice to convince his titos and titas about this pressing issue but as president he should. He has all the power he needs to pave way for these farmers to an ordinary life; even though with their lifetime investment of labor, they deserve more than a mundane life. It’s about time that this issue should end. This is the best way for Noynoy to prove his worth to the Philippine masses.
- Ferdinand Badillo
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