THE Supreme Court (SC) refused to stop the raffle or “tambiolo” system in distributing the farmlands of Hacienda Luisita to more than 6,000 farmworker-beneficiaries (FWBs), and instead directed the farmers’ bid for a collective ownership of the land to the government.

In a notice of resolution signed by Clerk of Court Enriqueta Vidal, the high court has given the government ten days to comment on the motion filed by Alyansa ng mga Manggagawang Bukid sa Hacienda Luisita (Amabala).

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