(This is a corrected version of our original editorial in which we committed the grave error of mistaking BOC Commissioner Albert Lina for former senator Joey Lina. We are sorry for our grave error.)

BUREAU of Customs Commissioner Albert Lina's brother then Senator Joey Lina became notorious years ago for being the author of a populist but anti-developmental and pro-gangster and pro-anarchy law. His law penalizes middle-class Filipinos who own real estate that have been invaded by squatters. It gives squatters the right to continue occupying their illegally occupied real estate --often with the support of gangsters and bullies -- until the land’s owner can give them the money needed for them to relocate to another site.

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