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==[[Quezon News]]==
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'''Quezon tanker stands out in PRISAA swim tilt'''
'''Luisita case inspires Quezon farmers to demand CARP, too'''
*Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/04/25/12/quezon-tanker-stands-out-prisaa-swim-tilt
*Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/184203/luisita-case-inspires-quezon-farmers-to-demand-carp-too
*By: ABS-CBNnews.com
*By: Delfin T. Mallari Jr.
*''April 25, 2012''
*''Saturday, April 28, 2012''


Quezon province’s Jackelyn Orig emerged as the most bemedalled athlete of the PRISAA National Collegiate Games by scoring first-place finishes in 4 swimming events at the Cebu City Sports Center.
LUCENA CITY—Encouraged by the Supreme Court decision on Hacienda Luisita, Quezon farmers urged the government to speed up the distribution of farm lands in the Bondoc Peninsula area.


The 5-foot-2 freshman of St. Anne College of Lucena pulled off a stirring run on her way to clinching 4 gold medals, humbling hometown ace Loren Dale Echavez, who fell a gold short of her goal.
Jansept Geronimo, agrarian campaign officer of the Quezon Association for Rural Development and Democratization Services (Quardds), yesterday urged President Aquino and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to immediately resolve all pending cases that delay distribution of farm lands, particularly in the 1,716-hectare Hacienda Matias.


The 16-year-old CALABARZON athlete won the women’s 50-meter butterfly (31.16), 200-m individual medley (2:40.62) in new meet standards then added two more in the 4x100m medley relay (5:29.58) and 4x200 freestyle, which Orig anchored to another record (10.15.4).
He said the legal maneuvers of the landowners prevented the vast estate, located in the villages of Don Juan Verselos and Butangiad in San Francisco town, from being covered by the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).


“Masaya po ako pero pagod sa dami ng events na sinalihan ko ngayon,” said the soft-spoken Orig after her marathon performance.
The provincial DAR office, that covers the Bondoc Peninsula and Lamon Bay areas, was only able to award 965 ha out of its target of 2,059 ha last year, said Maribel Luzara, head of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Bondoc Peninsula.


She completed a perfect 7-for-7 of her events, which counted her earlier wins in the 100m, 200m butterfly and 400 individual medley.
Citing government data, she said the rest of the farmlands that were long awarded to farmers have yet to be surveyed for actual distribution.


She was assured of an incentive bonus of P7,000 – P1,000 for each gold.
On April 2, 2012, the Germany-based Food First Information and Action Network (FIAN) asked Mr. Aquino to help put closure to the agrarian case.


Echavez added her 6th gold in ruling the women’s 400m freestyle, besting her previous record of 4:55 minutes in Zamboanga City a year ago with a clocking of 4:55, but was foiled in her bid to match Orig’s haul when Central Visayas was surprisingly relegated to the bronze in 4x200 freestyle relay.
The Matias family petitioned for exemption from CARP coverage, declaring their land to be a “ranch.” The petition has yet to be acted upon by Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio de los Reyes.


The erstwhile record-holders in the event (10:19.3), the Cebuanas, had a lackluster showing of second-leg swimmer of Lorens Goyenechea, who complained she was exhausted after competing in the 200, 100 and 4x50 freestyle relay last Tuesday.
Dr. Flavio Valente, secretary general of FIAN International, said the 121 farmer families (a total of 531 persons) in Hacienda Matias were still waiting for the land to be distributed to them since 2004, when the farmers petitioned that the land be covered by CARP.


“My legs were aching and I was forced to take it easy after seeing action in three events the previous day,” said Goyenechea of University of San Carlos, who was close to tears after feeling she let her team down.
DAR issued a “notice of coverage” to the landlord and conducted an initial survey in response to the 2004 petition but the Matias family allegedly resorted to various forms of harassment to fight the enforcement of the DAR directive, Valente said in his letter to Mr. Aquino posted in FIAN’s website.


But despite CALABARZON’s solid outing in swimming, Central Visayas (Region 7) still had a grip at top spot in the overall medal standings with 48 golds, 15 silvers and 22 bronzes
Valente urged DAR to take over the 639-ha portion of the Matias estate and allow the farmers’ peaceful possession of the land since these have been paid for by the government through CARP.


Region 4-A was a distant second (32-18-28), Western Visayas (Region 6) was running third (26-24-21), and Southern Mindanao (Region XI) was fourth (6-27-27).
He said attempts to install the farmers on their land in Hacienda Matias all failed due to landowner resistance.


The event was supported by Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama.
Geronimo said the Matias family resorted to suing the farmers for qualified theft of coconuts and trespassing to evade CARP.


==Quezon Zip Codes==
==Quezon Zip Codes==
Jesz143
43,102

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