What ahppen on June 9, 2022 in barangay Tinang, Concepcion, Tarlac?
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Answer:On June 9, 2022, a group of activists, cultural workers, and local farmers were arrested in Barangay Tinang, Concepcion, Tarlac, after cultivating a piece of disputed land in Hacienda Tinang. The farmers, who were beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), claimed they had been tilling the land for 27 years and were waiting for their official installation as promised by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). The incident was labeled a "bungkalan" or land cultivation activity. Police arrested 93 people, including farmers, land reform advocates, artists, and journalists. The incident sparked controversy, with accusations of police brutality and human rights violations.
Answer:On June 9, 2022, 83 farmers, who undertook collective farming to assert their rights to the land, were arrested and charged along with agrarian reform advocates and journalists. They were charged with illegal assembly and malicious mischief, which the courts later dismissed
