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    Crony capitalism enabled those with close ties to Ferdinand Marcos, like the Cojuangco family, to benefit through privileges and favors from the government. The Cojuangco family exploited farmers in Hacienda Luisita for capitalist gain over humanitarian concerns. Though the land was supposed to be redistributed after 10 years, the family used government connections to delay redistribution for decades. The underpaid and mistreated workers rightfully rallied for better treatment and for the land to be redistributed as originally intended. Speaking out against injustice, like the farmers did, is important to create change, as was the case when the land was finally redistributed.

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    Crony capitalism enabled those with close ties to Ferdinand Marcos, like the Cojuangco family, to benefit through privileges and favors from the government. The Cojuangco family exploited farmers in Hacienda Luisita for capitalist gain over humanitarian concerns. Though the land was supposed to be redistributed after 10 years, the family used government connections to delay redistribution for decades. The underpaid and mistreated workers rightfully rallied for better treatment and for the land to be redistributed as originally intended. Speaking out against injustice, like the farmers did, is important to create change, as was the case when the land was finally redistributed.

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    Capitalistic Gain Should Not Come First To Humanitarianism. Coming From The Documentary

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    Crony Capitalism, an act evidently seen during the Marcos regime, is an economic system that enables

    those who have close ties with a government official, in this situation, Ferdinand Marcos, to benefit and
    acquire wealth and power through privileges and favors extended to them by the certain official, or the
    government in general.

    Capitalistic gain should not come first to humanitarianism. Coming from the documentary,
    it was evident that the Cojuangco family were driven by their capitalist thinking to exploit the
    farmers that were inhabiting and working in Hacienda Luisita. In the beginning it was explained
    that the term of the loan given by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and GSIS to the Cojuangco
    family in order to pay for the land where the hacienda is located was that the land should be
    redistributed to the farmers after 10 years of operations; which clearly was not met and even
    dragged out by the family for almost three decades with connections from the internal
    government.

    Moreover, the rally of the workers was as justified as their intentions. The workers of the
    hacienda were severely underpaid and were inhumanely treated, and everyone was turning a
    blind eye because of the influence of its oligarchic landlord. The people who were turning the
    screws on their entire operation were only paid 9.50 pesos a day working on farmland that was
    supposed to be theirs. Given a more humane treatment, the farmers of the land would not have
    had to sacrifice lives just to ask for the bare minimum against their capitalistic landlord.

    Voice out against injustices to make a change. Just like the farmers of Hacienda Luisita, the
    need to voice out our truths is of paramount importance if we wish to change or go against the
    injustices present in the society.  To make a change, we have to make our voices be heard by
    those who need to hear them; it may even incite inspiration to people who are stuck in the same
    situation. The brave farmers of the Hacienda Luisita are an excellent example of this. They
    challenged the power and impunity of the oligarchic Cojuangcos to make their objectives be
    heard. This act eventually became fruitful as most of the land from Hacienda Luisita has now
    been redistributed to the original beneficiaries and current farmers of the plantation.

    Encabo, L. (2016, November 16). Elitism and Greed: The Story of the Hacienda Luisita Massacre.
    Retrieved from https://thedefiant.net/elitism-and-greed-the-story-of-the-hacienda-luisita-massacre/

    Branigin, W. (1984, August 16). 'Crony Capitalism' Blamed for Economic Crisis. Retrieved from
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/08/16/crony-capitalism-blamed-for-economic-
    crisis/d99e8760-087d-4d25-ad66-3d324150dc4d/

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