Hacienda Luisita and Noynoy Aquino for President

The Hacienda Lucita massacre is one of the biggest things that turn people off on Noynoy Aquino. I firmly believe that the Noynoy Aquino for President campaign should address this right away or else it will come back to haunt them come election day.

So far, I believe that Noynoy has a lot of strategies he can use to defend himself against this problematic issue. First of all, Noynoy Aquino already promised to give up the hacienda or rather convince his family to give up the hacienda that has been the site for a massacre of protesting workers.



This plan has been in the works for a long time, ever since September right after it was announced that Noynoy Aquino for President was a go. The more six thousand a half hectare land in Tarlac is truly controversial for the harsh treatment of the laborers and farmers tilling the land. If the Cojuanco Aquino family will support such a decision then of course the Liberal party will give it a nod as well.

This was all happening not so long ago last 2009. Noynoy has been extensively interviewed regarding the matter. He has also been going to the slums as a double effort to remove the anti lower class stigma that the Hacienda Luisita issue permanently imbues the Aquino Cojuanco name.

Now though, it seems that Noynoy is not able to make his relatives give back the land to the people. In most interviews, Noynoy states that the problem is that the workers will most likely not be able to handle and manage the business of the land properly. It is said that the hacienda has a lot of debt and that if the reigns are given to the workers who know nothing of business, then things will be all the worst for them. But if the Noynoy Aquino for President campaign really wants to take off, they should find a way to give this land back to the people before election day.

At Least Noynoy Aquino Tackled Corruption

I’ve never been a fan of politics because I think that politicians are full of crap. What little good they are capable of is overshadowed by their deceit and relentless pursuit of power and domination, fueled by their greed and pig headedness. They’re nothing but educated (this is not even true in all cases) bullies in a playground of coercion. If ever they do accomplish something great, like a nice sidewalk for a community for example, they ruin the genuineness and reveal their ulterior motives by plastering their names across the pavement in bold letters that practically cover the entire thing.

Disgusting—they’re all disgusting.

If there’s one thing I learned about Philippine politics, it’s that no matter how good a politician was before he entered that world of corruption, if he wants to survive the government and its creatures, he has no other choice but to become evil himself.

The presidential candidates of 2010 are all questionable, without a doubt. Although some fanatical people do firmly insist that Noynoy Aquino will be able to turn the government around with his integrity and desire for good governance. That idea does seem tempting enough because God knows how sick and tired I am of the government, but then I think of the Hacienda Luisita massacre. Didn’t he defend that atrocity of an event because it was necessary?

Call me irresponsible, but this is the very reason why I do not vote. Why do we have to reduce ourselves into choosing the lesser of two evils? I’d rather not choose if that’s the case. For 2010, the presidential candidates range from brilliantly evil, to evilly absurd. I guess the one who does stand out at the moment is Nonoy Aquino, but only because his platforms were the only ones that focus on anti-corruption. I think that for the past elections, none of the candidates tackled that because it’s kind of taboo. It’s like an understanding amongst themselves, like, ‘hey, you’re corrupt, I’m corrupt, let’s not talk about it.’



If I were to choose a candidate right now, it would be Aquino. But until he answers all these questions concerning the massacre in Hacienda Luisita, then he shall be on probation.

Here is a little something about the Father of Noynoy