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Will the Philippines' Hacienda Luisita Really Be Broken Up?

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Apr 26, 2012
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One of the last vestiges of the Philippines’ feudal past is finally coming to an end. Or is it really?

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled with finality to award Hacienda Luisita, the vast tract of land owned by the Cojuangco side of the family of President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III, to their tenants and farm workers, more than 20 years after a landmar…

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