We haven't heard much about this in the international media. Filipino police and army dispersal officers opened fire on a demonstration of striking sugarcane farmers and mill workers at Hacienda Luisita, near Tarlac City, last Tuesday. Fourteen people were killed and at least 35 others shot and wounded.

The Central Azucarrera de Tarlac Labor Union and United Luisita Workers Union issued a joint press release on Friday condemning the massacre and calling for international support.

See also the following entry from A Sassy Lawyer In Philippines Suburbia.

The Hacienda Luisita sugar plantation is owned by the family of former Filipino president Corazon Aquino.

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