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BUKIDNON FARMERS HAIL CANCELLATION OF PASTURE LEASES OF 2 RANCHES |
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Friday, 22 August 2008 |
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21 August 2008
Farmers and
indigenous people from Bukidnon who have been camping out for two weeks in
front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Visayas Ave. in Quezon City hailed the
signing the other day by Secretary Lito Atienza of two orders cancelling the
Forest Land Grazing Lease Agreements (FLGLAs) of two ranches for various
violations.
Bishop Deogracias
Yñiguez, chairman of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines’
Commission on Ecumenical Affairs, officiated a mass in front of DENR to
celebrate what he said was a new hope for Bukidnon farmers.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 22 August 2008 )
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Appeal to President Arroyo: Fulfill the Promise, Give us Land |
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Thursday, 24 April 2008 |
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Appeal to President Arroyo
FULFILL THE
PROMISE, GIVE US LAND
(Statement of Negros farmers on the distribution of
Arroyo landholdings in Negros Occidental)
We are farmers and farmworkers in the landholdings of the family of
First Gentleman Mike Arroyo in Negros Occidental. We have worked in the lands
for many years, bringing wealth and benefits to the First Gentleman’s family.
But many of us are still m ired in poverty because we continue to be landless .
photo: courtesy of AKP Images
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Last Updated ( Friday, 22 August 2008 )
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