Mendiola, Manila – Different groups, led by KARAPATAN, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA), staged a protest on November 15, holding President Noynoy Aquino criminally accountable for the massacre of seven farm workers in Hacienda Luisita ten years ago. Hacienda Luisita is a land owned by the Cojuangco-Aquino clan in Tarlac. Groups further denounced the continuing human right violations in Hacienda Luisita. (Manila Today)

10th year HLI massacre
photo by Dante Dennis V. Diosina Jr.
10th year HLI massacre
On November 16, 2004. 7 people were killed at Hacienda Luisita. A decade after, relatives of the victims continue to call for justice. | photo by Dante Dennis V. Diosina Jr.

 

10th year HLI massacre
photo by Dante Dennis V. Diosina Jr.
A plywood cutout of President Aquino was burned during the commemoration of the Hacienda Luisita massacre at Mendiola bridge.
A plywood cutout of President Aquino was burned during the commemoration of the Hacienda Luisita massacre at Mendiola bridge.|photo by Dante Dennis V. Diosina Jr.
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Residents of Hacienda Luisita welcome the caravan from Manila with torches. | photo by Max B. Santiago
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Film showing at a covered court in Hacienda Luisita. | photo by Max B. Santiago
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Internationally acclaimed artist Monique Wilson performs “Bayan Ko” with BAYAN Secretary General Renato Reyes Jr. | photo by Max B. Santiago
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Musicians in solidarity with the farmworkers of Hacienda Luisita |photo by Max B. Santiago
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Youth activists write down calls for justice in preparation for the march towards the massacre site in Hacienda Luisita |photo by Max B. Santiago
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A view from above Hacienda Luisita | photo by Max B. Santiago
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A mass was held in remembrance of the martyrs of Hacienda Luisita |photo by Max B. Santiago
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Visual artist Leeroy New mounts his installation on the walls of Central Azucarera de Tarlac. The artwork was dismantled by Hacienda Luisita personnel a few moments after the crowd left the vicinity | photo by Max B. Santiago
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Protesters gather in front of the Northern Luzon Command Headquarters at Camp Aquino in Tarlac to denounce human rights violations | photo by Max B. Santiago
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Anakbayan Chairperson Vencer Crisostomo addressing the crowd in front of Camp Aquino in Tarlac. | photo by Max B. Santiago

 

 

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