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    The document summarizes the 2004 Hacienda Luisita Massacre where seven farmers were killed and over 100 injured during a protest by sugar workers demanding higher wages and benefits. The police and military used tear gas, water cannons, guns, and vehicles to disperse the protesters. A case was later filed regarding the deaths and injuries but was dismissed in 2010. The massacre highlighted the ongoing conflict between the wealthy landowning Cojuangco family and farmers working the land, with the upper class refusing reasonable demands and invoking force to maintain control over the poor workers. It is an example of the social class conflict that has long existed in the Philippines.

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    The document summarizes the 2004 Hacienda Luisita Massacre where seven farmers were killed and over 100 injured during a protest by sugar workers demanding higher wages and benefits. The police and military used tear gas, water cannons, guns, and vehicles to disperse the protesters. A case was later filed regarding the deaths and injuries but was dismissed in 2010. The massacre highlighted the ongoing conflict between the wealthy landowning Cojuangco family and farmers working the land, with the upper class refusing reasonable demands and invoking force to maintain control over the poor workers. It is an example of the social class conflict that has long existed in the Philippines.

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    The document summarizes the 2004 Hacienda Luisita Massacre where seven farmers were killed and over 100 injured during a protest by sugar workers demanding higher wages and benefits. The police and military used tear gas, water cannons, guns, and vehicles to disperse the protesters. A case was later filed regarding the deaths and injuries but was dismissed in 2010. The massacre highlighted the ongoing conflict between the wealthy landowning Cojuangco family and farmers working the land, with the upper class refusing reasonable demands and invoking force to maintain control over the poor workers. It is an example of the social class conflict that has long existed in the Philippines.

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    Name: Ilagan, Kamile Andrea V. Subject: Cesc Teacher: Ms. Camille Velasco

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    The document summarizes the 2004 Hacienda Luisita Massacre where seven farmers were killed and over 100 injured during a protest by sugar workers demanding higher wages and benefits. The police and military used tear gas, water cannons, guns, and vehicles to disperse the protesters. A case was later filed regarding the deaths and injuries but was dismissed in 2010. The massacre highlighted the ongoing conflict between the wealthy landowning Cojuangco family and farmers working the land, with the upper class refusing reasonable demands and invoking force to maintain control over the poor workers. It is an example of the social class conflict that has long existed in the Philippines.

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    Name: Ilagan, Kamile Andrea V.

    Year and Section: 12-HUMSS 5


    Subject: CESC Teacher: Ms. Camille Velasco

    Hacienda Luisita Massacre – Reflection/Analysis


    Word Count: 533
    On November 6th, 2004, the union associations, United Luisita Workers Union (ULWU) and the
    Central Azucarera de Tarlac Labor Union (CATLU) came together to initiate what should have
    been a peaceful strike to shed light to their demands of an increase in their Php9.50 weekly
    wage, increased worker benefits and, generally, a greater commitment for national land reform in
    front of Central Azucarera de Tarlac sugar mill, Gate 1. Seven out of more than a thousand
    farmers were shot and killed, and over a hundred were injured. The enforcers (both police and
    military) utilized tear gas, water cannons, guns, and military vehicles to diffuse the
    overwhelming crowds. They also used small arms to fire shots at protesting farmers, including
    children.
    A case was filed against the enforcers with regards to the injuries and deaths; it was ultimately
    dismissed in 2010. The Hacienda Luisita massacre is one of the infamous examples of mass
    slaughter of Filipinos in the working class in history. In the mere weeks following the massacre,
    people who either supported or provided evidence to the farmers’ cause of deaths were found
    murdered, including union leaders, members of the clergy, and more. Despite the history of death
    and violence, the farmers of Central Azucarera de Tarlac sugar mill continue to fight for their
    cause until now.
    Recalling this dark part of our history revives the anger that I have towards the police, and
    especially the upper class. How until today, almost two decades later, we still scramble for some
    bits of closure. It’s heartbreaking that the farmers of Tarlac have to fight with their blood and
    bones for the land that should have been rightfully theirs. They’re not even asking for much, just
    basic human decency.
    How can we, as Filipinos, let this unfold in front of our very eyes? How are we still blind,
    diverting our eyes to this injustice? We have a part in this, whether we like it or not; the
    unsuspecting civilian, the person who just watched but didn’t say anything. We are just as much
    of a villain as the Cojuangcos were; have a hand in the trigger like they had. We have killed just
    as much those armed forces were; have blood on our hands like they had.

    This massacre is a byproduct of what we call class conflict. Social class conflict is defined as the
    struggle between different classes (usually between the proletariat and bourgeoisie) in a
    community resulting from different social or economic positions and reflecting opposed
    interests. The upper class (the Cojuangcos) bought the land that once collectively belongs to the
    common folk, just because they can and the working class (the farmers of Tarlac) wants to keep
    working on the land and receive reasonable minimum wage.
    The Cojuangcos obviously would never agree to their demands so they use all their power to
    invoke the force necessary to maintain the ownership and power they have over the common
    folk. It is also worth to emphasize the phrase, “The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.”
    While the Cojuangcos amass over Php10 million by establishing the country club and luxury
    subdivision in the land, the farmers of Tarlac earn no more than Php200.

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