‘Dummy’ Luisita beneficaries named
By DJ Yap, Philippine Daily Inquirer
November 10, 2012

Militant farmers on Friday named five people included in the preliminary list of Hacienda Luisita who they claimed were actually working in the horse stables of President Aquino’s relatives.

Responding to the challenge of Agrarian Secretary Virgilio delos Reyes, farmers belonging to the leftist Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) identified them as Contacio G. Lundang, Rector G. Lundang, Antonio A. Claridad, Pedro A. Claridad, and Rodrigo A. Claridad, saying they were actually workers in the Cojuangco family’s stables of Australian-bred horses.

The KMP said the information came from the Alyansa ng mga Manggagawang Bukid sa Asyenda Luisita (Ambala) and United Luisita Workers’ Union (Ulwu), which scrutinized the initial list released by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) last month.

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