Despite prohibitions from the Cojuangco-Aquino family, more than 200 farm workers of Hacienda Luisita Inc. (HLI) tilled a 500-hectare lot that had been fenced off and claimed by Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) and its business partner Luisita Industrial Park Corp.
Sa kabila ng mga pagbabawal ng pamilyang Cojuangco-Aquino, binungkal ng mahigit 200 manggagawang bukid ng Hacienda Luisita Inc (HLI) ang 500 ektaryang lupa na binakuran at inangkin ng Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) at ng kasosyo nitong Luisita Industrial Park Corp.