MILITANT peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) on Tuesday warned of intensified land-grabbing and denial of farmers’ rights with the “imminent” entry of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan in Central Azucarera de Tarlac.

“President Benigno Aquino 3rd and his family have been bastardizing the Supreme Court decision for two years now. Control over the lands remains with the Cojuangcos despite the government’s payment of almost half a billion pesos,” Rafael Mariano, the group’s chairman, said in a statement.

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