Is DAR Secretary Mariano undermining Duterte?

THE HACIENDA Luisita Farmer-Worker-Beneficiaries (FWBs) are getting restless. They face an uncertain future. Dark clouds hang over their heads.

Despite the clear language of the three Supreme Court decisions in as many petitions sustaining the 1996 Conversion Order covering 500 hectares, DAR officials—past and present—were stricken by paralysis. They have yet to flesh out the order in a meaningful fashion four years and a half after the landmark SC decision.