Founded in 1979, the Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) is a regional association
of national and regional networks of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Asia actively engaged in promoting food
sovereignty, land rights and agrarian reform, sustainable agriculture, participatory governance, and rural development.
ANGOC member networks and partners work in 9 Asian countries with an effective reach of some 3,000 CSOs and
community-based organizations (CBOs). ANGOC actively engages in joint field programs and policy debates with
national governments, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), and international financial institutions (IFIs).
The complexity of Asian realities and diversity of CSOs highlight the need for a development leadership to service the
poor of Asia—providing a forum for articulation of their needs and aspirations and expressing Asian values and perspectives.
33 Mapagsangguni Street
Sikatuna Village, Diliman
1101 Quezon City, Philippines
P.O. Box 3107, QCCPO 1101, Quezon City, Philippines
Tel: +63-2 351 0581 Fax: +63-2 351 0011
Email: angoc@angoc.org
Website: www.angoc.org
The People’s Campaign for Agrarian Reform Network, Inc. (AR Now!) is an advocacy and campaign center for
the promotion of agrarian reform and sustainable development. AR Now!’s mission is to engage government to
seriously implement agrarian reform by waging nationally coordinated campaigns for pro-agrarian reform and
sustainable rural development (ARRD) policies and programs, and to bring back ARRD as a national agenda and
development imperative. Its vision is to achieve peasant empowerment, agrarian and aquatic reform and rural
development, sustainable agriculture/fisheries and food security, gender sensitivity and equality of men and
women, and appropriate and adequate support services.
38-B Mapagsangguni Street
Sikatuna Village, Diliman
1101 Quezon City, Philippines
Tel: +63-2 433 0760, +63-2 921 5436
Email: arnow.inc@gmail.com
The Philippine Association for Intercultural Development (PAFID) is a social
development organization which has been assisting Philippine indigenous
communities to secure or recover traditional lands and waters since 1967. It forms
institutional partnerships with indigenous communities to secure legal ownership
over ancestral domains and to shape government policy over indigenous peoples’ issues. PAFID envisions indigenous communities as
responsible stewards of their resources.
71 Malakas Street
Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Tel: +63-2 927 4580
Fax: +63-2 435 5406
Email: pafid@skybroadband.com.ph/pafid@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.pafid.org.ph/
The NGOs for Fisheries Reform (NFR) is a national coalition of non-government organizations formed initially to
provide technical support for national fisherfolk federations and coalitions in their lobbying efforts for the passage of a
meaningful fisheries code. It has since strived to go beyond this initial unity by sharing experiences in both theoretical
and practical work in the fisheries sector and by actively exploring alternative venues for its advocacy work. NFR has
been instrumental in the passage of the 1998 Fisheries Code (Republic Act 8550), the issuance of the Department
Administrative Order No. 17 (DAO 17) mandating the delineation of municipal waters, and the guideline on Fishpond
Lease Agreement-Cancellation through Fisheries Administrative Order 197-1. NFR is also taking initiatives in pushing
for the formulation of guidelines to implement Section 108 of RA 8550 on fisherfolk settlements; and for the development of womenmanaged areas, where the roles and responsibilities of women fisherfolks in coastal resources management are recognized.
59-C Salvador Street
Varsity Hills Subdivision, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines
Tel.: +63-2 927 0122
E-mail: ngos4fisheries@yahoo.com
Recognizing the need to address land issues in a focused, coherent and coordinated manner,
the National Engagement Strategy (NES) was initiated by members of the International Land
Coalition (ILC) in the Philippines. ILC has been a development partner of Philippine CSOs
engaged in promoting asset reform and pointing out the deficiencies of policies in current
land and resource rights. ILC NES in the Philippines synergizes the efforts of the members
with other stakeholders such as government and international organizations in building on
previous efforts to increase and strengthen access to and control of land and other natural resources in rural sectors.
33 Mapagsangguni Street
Sikatuna Village, Diliman
1101 Quezon City, Philippines
Tel: +63-2 351 0581 Fax: +63-2 351 0011
Website: ilc-nes.ph