After holding a peaceful vigil in front of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) office in Quezon City Tuesday night, farmers from Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac woke up early Wednesday to prepare for their march to the Supreme Court in Manila.
Radio dzBB's Allan Gatus reported the farmers woke up past 5 a.m. and prepared to march from the DAR office to the high court's premises.
The farmers are opposing the 1989 stock distribution option (SDO) and a compromise agreement reached earlier this month between some farmers and the hacienda management.
Also, the farmers were scheduled to attend a mass at the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) along Taft Avenue in Manila Wednesday morning.
Wednesday's Mass aims to give the farmers strength as the Supreme Court tackles oral arguments on the validity of the SDO agreement farmer-beneficiaries entered into with Hacienda Luisita, Inc. and the Tarlac Development Co. in May 1989. [See: Luisita case in SC to focus on 1989 farmers' stock option]
On Tuesday night, the United Luisita Workers' Union (ULWU) and Alyansa ng Manggagawang Bukid ng Asyenda Luisita (Ambala) attended a solidarity Mass at Sto. Domingo Church in Quezon City. — LBG, GMANews.TV
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