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) 13

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