with farmers, indigenous peoples, fisherfolk and civil society organizations
held from 20-22 June 2018.
The revised sectoral papers were then presented and discussed in another
series of roundtable discussions as well as sectoral dialogues held on 17-20 July
2018 between the representatives of people’s organizations and officials from
concerned government agencies.
To provide a complete picture of the agrarian reform situation, this publication
also includes as a separate chapter – an updated version of the earlier 2017 study
on “Agrarian Reform in Public Lands” – written by Michele Esplana and Antonio
Quizon.
Finally, an integrated assessment study of all four sectoral papers was discussed
and validated at a national consultation among people’s organization
representatives (farmers, indigenous peoples, and fisherfolk) and their support
groups of CSOs, held on 5 September 2018.
This report highlights the achievements, bottlenecks and emerging challenges
faced in implementing CARL, IPRA and PFC. It is a collective product of 73
organizations that shared data, analyzed information and collectively formulated
recommendations towards the overall goal of strengthening land and resource
tenure rights for the rural poor.
ANGOC, together with the People’s Campaign for Agrarian Reform (AR Now!),
Philippine Association for Intercultural Development (PAFID) and NGOs for
Fisheries Reform (NFR), organized the series of focus group and roundtable
discussions as well as policy dialogues, which contributed to the writing of this
report.
This 2018 report is published by the Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform
and Rural Development (ANGOC) together with the National Engagement
Strategy (NES) platform in Philippines. Through NES-Philippines, CSO members
of the International Land Coalition (ILC) have been working towards a common
agenda in the Philippines in pushing reforms and enhancing the capacities of
the basic sectors to advocate for their rights to land and natural resources.
This initiative is the product of a team effort. Overall writer and editor Antonio
Quizon of ANGOC prepared the review framework and consolidated the
various papers. Anthony Marzan of AR Now!, David de Vera of PAFID and Marita
Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC)
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