12 Sumilao farmers, who marched from Bukidnon to
It may be recalled that 55 Sumilao farmers marched 1,700 kilometers to claim the 144-hectare land, which they contested to own. But dismayed with the government’s response, 12 of these farmers returned to
The farmers were given the opportunity to share their concerns to students during the activities at DLSU-Manila. They toured to selected National Services Training Program (NSTP) classes and asked for the community's support. Beefing up the discussions, DLSP President Br. Armin Luistro FSC accompanied them and explained the implications of the issue.
“Kahit kalian hindi namin hiningi ang ibang lupa, gusto lang namin ay ibalik ang sa’min,” [We never asked for other lands, we just want them to return our own land] Napoleon “Yoyong”
The farmers were also invited to talk at the Business and Economics Convention for Students held at the Yuchengco Auditorium. Mang Peter appealed to the audience who came from different schools in
The farmers left the campus around 4:30 pm and marched to
1. A Multiply user Jolo Tamayo shared his experience with the Sumilao farmers. He said, “We, the students, were enlightened about the pros and cons of the issue, especially when Br. Armin told us the reality behind the protest.”
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Land must NOT be given to Sumilao Farmers!
If I were San Miguel Corporation I would not give any square inch of land to these Sumilao Farmers even if they walk all the way to Antartica. There should be no free lunch in this world. You want land? Work for it! Besides, these Sumilao Farmers are not business savvy and would not make optimal use of the land the way San Miguel Corporation would.
These Ateneo and La Salle students (not all of them support those schmucks, I have friends who are Ateneans and Lasallians) who support these Sumilao Farmers are so hypocritical. If they are so concerned about the poor, then they should forego of their expensive education, ipods, laptops, cars, mall gimmicks, debuts and just give them all away to these Sumilao Farmers. That's what they want right? Rich giving away their rightfully earned money to the poor? If you benefit from the capitalist system wherein the RICH who are RISK TAKERS AND HARD WORKERS reap their rewards and the poor become poor, then just STFU already!
Let Darwinism make The Philippines a better nation. If the Sumilao Farmers can't afford to buy land then TOUGH LUCK. Let them whither away and may their breed cease spawning. People like Lucio Tan, Henry Sy and John Gokongwei had to endure hard work, deferred dreams and took risks to get where they are and NEVER thought that the world owes them anything if they walk barefoot and try their best to be objects of pity. I don't feel sorry for these Sumilao Farmers. They are despicable.
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