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Case Study-Barrio Bantog

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Summary
Hacienda Luisita in Central Luzon constituted the largest unified sugar hacienda in the Philippines with an area of 6,000 hectares. It was operated by Jose Cojuangco & Sons as part of their integrated sugar central, Central Azucarera de Tarlac (CAT). There were nine barrios in Hacienda Luisita, each barrio had its own overseer, and each had a barrio captain. Barrio Bantog was located on Hacienda Luisita. There were four hundred thirty five people lived in Barrio Bantog, and the settlers lived with simple entertainment and few luxuries, one of the the accepted diversion was gambling. Jose Zaldo was an overseer of Barrio Bantog and Luis Calero was the barrio captain.
In 1964, Jose Zaldo was facing with an important decision, his problem rooted with a downturn in the efficiency of his workers due to the preoccupation with gambling. He observed that gambling was dilapidating morale and draining the strength as well as the money of the people in barrio. And he was upset when informed that the top management was worried about the increase in salary advances made by the workers. Jose Zaldo was certain that it was manifested from the prevalent gambling activities. The problems of Jose Zaldo were aggravated when he discovered that the operator of the gambling establishment was Luis Calero.
Luis Calero, was a father of a family of twelve and as a captain, his normal income could be supplemented by expanding his gambling operations he received ten percent of all winnings. Jose caldo had voiced his disapproval but for Luis Calero he’s just doing it just because of the money.

I. Time Context

The problem occurred during 1960’s or the cultural decade in Barrio Bantog, one of the nine barrios in Hacienda Luisita in Central Luzon.

II. View Point
I’m analyzing the case based on the CAT Management viewpoint, as person involved in the CAT Management it

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