SCARE TACTICS. Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries, Inc., said the charges filed against Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano is a ploy to prevent other government from implement real land reform. Tuyak made the statement in a press conference in Davao City on Tuesday, May 23. (Paulo C.Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Agrarian reform beneficiaries in Tagum City, Davao del Norte province ?expressed ?fear that it will now be easy for a banana company to evict them from the disputed land after the powerful Commission on Appointments rejected the appointment of Rafael Mariano as the secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform.