When the Peoples’ Power movement brought down Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986, land reform was one of its most important demands. But even after Corazon Aquino had been elected President ...

MANILA – Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III has ordered an immediate and thorough investigation into allegations ...

Caritas Philippines has expressed doubt over the land reform program that promises to redistribute private and public agricultural land to landless tillers. “Nothing is happening. Just promises,” said ...

The Philippines has one of the longest running land reform programs in the world, dating back from the early 1900s. But the government is struggling to update its policies to suit the demands of the ...

More than 500 farmers marched on the streets of Philippine capital Manila to express their grievances over government’s failure to properly implement an agrarian reform scheme adopted 36 years ago.

For 15 farmers in Ifugao province, the long wait for a land ownership title came to an end as the Department of Agrarian ...

Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese. Author Timothy J. Killeen is an ...

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines— Dr. Karl Kendrick Chua, former Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA, now known as Department of Economy, Planning, and Development [DEPDev]), ...

TAGUM CITY, Philippines (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A dozen bamboo and tarpaulin tents are pitched on the pavement, festooned with washing and banners - the department in charge of agrarian reform ...