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Aug 30, 2015 · iSpeak. Understanding land grabbing, land rights in the 21st century. Aug 30, 2015 6:53 PM PHT. Ted Aldwin E. Ong. How and why did land grabbing persist in the Philippines in the past...
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In the once tranquil Casiguran municipality of the Philippines, a special economic zone has been initiated by a powerful local dynasty. There are plans for a deep water shipping port, and plans to develop the tourism industry in the area, while an air strip is already under construction.
Land Grabbing in the Philippines. Since 2007, the Philippine authorities have increasingly been offering large swathes of land to foreign companies and governments. To clear the way for investors, farmers are often harassed and violently evicted from the land they occupy. This has fuelled tensions and, in some cases, led to violent conflicts. Time.
Mar 11, 2014 · Selected land grab cases in the Philipines: Calamba (Laguna Province), and Hermosa (Bataan Province) The native people arrived between 1912 and 1916, and settled at Calamba village in Laguna. They tilled the land and mostly made a living from farming. The Yulo family arrived later in 1948.
Nov 4, 2019 · This ethnographic study details how two decades of indigenous land rights legislation have been ineffective in preventing displacement of indigenous communities in the Philippines, through the case of Agta hunter-gatherers of Dimasalansan.
Land grabbing raises important questions about the welfare, livelihood, and land security of farmers in the Philippines. Using archival sources, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions, this study investigates women’s experiences of land grabbing and resistance among farmers of Aloguinsan, Cebu. This study
The most famous of them are the T’boli of South Cotabato. The T’boli are still mysterious to most Filipinos, their identity and whereabouts often a question. They are one of those proverbial creatures that are often heard of but seldom seen. They trace their dim origins to the Great Flood.
