A MILITANT peasant group said on Sunday Hacienda Luisita farmers will join the protest march today to the Batasang Pambansa where President Benigno Aquino 3rd will deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address (Sona) to expose the “grand design” of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Cojuangco family to deceive farm workers.
The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) issued the statement after DAR Secretary Virgilio delos Reyes defended the “tambiolo” or raffle system to distribute farm lots to beneficiaries of sprawling plantation.
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