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MANILA - An administrative complaint was filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday by agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from Tarlac against a prosecutor in the province for grave and serious misconduct. In their nine-page joint complaint-affidavit, the complainants who are farmers from Barangay Tinang, Concepcion, Tarlac accused Assistant Provincial Prosecutor Mila Mae Montefalco of "willful refusal to follow the law", and "conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service ", and sought her dismissal. The farmers were arrested by the police last June 9 during a "bungkalan" (land cultivation activity) which was related to a land dispute in the area. They alleged that Montefalco showed bias when she held inquest proceedings in an "unreasonable, unfair, oppressive or discriminatory manner". Montefalco also did not allow the request from the lawyer of the farmers to refer the case to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) as
The Capas Municipal Trial Court on Monday dismissed charges of illegal assembly and malicious mischief against the farmers who participated in a cultivation activity in Barangay Tinang, Concepcion, Tarlac earlier this month.
DAR list reaffirms Tinang farmers as owners of disputed land — KMP cnnphilippines.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cnnphilippines.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The 83 Tinang farmers and their supporters are considering filing counter-charges against the Tarlac police for their alleged violent arrest during a ceremonial cultivation of land or "bungkalan.”