Do the Sumilao Farmers from Bukidnon could already say that they’ll have a merry Christmas this time? Well, for me, I’d still hope and pray that Ms Arroyo and her government is sincere to their word — in granting the land back to the Sumilao farmers who walked for 1,700 kilometers fro Bukidnon in Mindanao to Manila for over two months to demand to the government in Imperial Manila to return their land.

Even the Catholic Bishops are still skeptic on the matter. Under this government, where lies and corruption reign, is this another chapter of “I’m sorry” series? Even militant lawmaker Satur Ocampo warned saying: “Mrs. Arroyo’s granting political accommodation and economic concession to Danding Cojuangco is what prevents her and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) from exercising political will to give the land back to the farmers.” Continue Reading »