MANILA, Philippines—Hacienda Luisita Inc. (HLI) on Monday said that almost 70 percent of its farm workers (7,302 out of 10,502) have availed of a stock distribution option as a “quick remedy” to the long-drawn-out legal battle over the controversial land.
A census from Friday, August 6, until Sunday, August 8, had 70 percent or 7,441 of workers signing a compromise agreement with HLI.
Out of those who signed the compromise agreement, 7,302 preferred the stock distribution option and 139 voted for land distribution. –Riza T. Olchondra, Philippine Daily Inquirer
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August –
Aug 1-7 World breastfeeding week
Aug 9 – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Aug 12 – International youth day
Aug 19 – World humanitarian day
Aug 23 – International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
Monthly Observances:
Farms Safety Month
Breastfeeding Awareness Month
Weekly Observances:
Aug 17-23: Made in the Philippines
Product Week
Aug 29-Sept 5: Rice and Corn Week
Daily Observances:
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Aug 9: National Indigenous Peoples Day
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