Hacienda Luisita Farmers and Owners Settle Pact

 After 21 years of waiting in misery (and deaths), Hacienda Luisita farmers have something good to wait for.  With all the parties involved in the settlement, our brothers who till the soil and perspire under the sun will have a choice between retaining their HLI stock or receiving land parcels for their own use:

The farmers and the owners of Hacienda Luisita Inc. (HLI) in Tarlac on Friday ended a 21-year dispute after signing a compromise deal giving farmworkers two options— to receive land parcels or retain their HLI stocks. Representatives of HLI and two farmers groups, the Alyansa ng mga Manggagawang Bukid ng Hacienda Luisita (AMBALA) and the United Luisita Workers Union (ULWU)

The martyrs and family members of the November 16, 2004 Hacienda Luisita Massacre have something to thank for.

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