Gov?t Assailed for ?Fabricating? Mindanao Poverty Figures
MANILA ? The labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) has accused the government of again fabricating national statistics to make it appear that the poverty level is declining. The National…
?Red Tide? Ban in Mati, Other Areas
DAVAO CITY — Latest laboratory analysis of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) have established that some areas in Mindanao, including Davao Oriental, are still positive of “red tide” toxins and have thus been put under a so-called ?shellfish ban.?
The coastal waters of Dumaguillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur, Balite Bay in Mati, Davao Oriental, and Bislig Bay in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur have been found positive of red tide toxins.
3 Davao Backpackers Cleared of NPA Links
The military, police, barangay officials from Davao all agree: They are not members of the New People?s Army (NPA).
By Ace Alegre
Bulatlat
La Trinidad, Benguet ? The Davao City-based military command, local police and barangay officials cleared the three backpackers who live in Davao from any link with the NPA.
The Regional Trial Court in Benguet declared two weeks ago the arrest by Benguet police officers of 11 Sagada-bound backpackers as illegal. Two of the 11 were released on recognizance immediately after.
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Ulas Flyover in the Works
DAVAO CITY ?Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Hermogenes E. Ebdane Jr. said the government is pushing for the construction of flyover in Ulas in line with the Arroyo…
Widespread Peasant Landlessness and the Deceits of CARP
Government repeatedly declares achievements by successive land and agrarian reform programs, including the CARP. How does this reconcile with decreasing land ownership according to agriculture census data?
By Sonny Africa
Ibon Features
MANILA — As the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) marks its 18th anniversary this month, rural poverty continues to be widespread and millions of peasants still remain landless. And this is not just after close to 20 years of CARP, but nearly half a decade of various agrarian reform programs.
Major land reform legislation in the country started with the Agricultural Tenancy Act of 1954, the Land Reform Act of 1955 and the Agricultural Land Reform Code of 1963. Following the Agrarian Reform Code of 1971 and Presidential Decree No. 27 (PD 27) in 1972 under the Marcos regime, agrarian reform took organizational form with the creation of a Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). Most recently, Republic Act (RA) 6657 or the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) of 1988 initiated the CARP.
Yet, according to various Censuses of Agriculture, full land ownership has actually been on the decline since PD 27 was enacted. In 1971, 58% of all farms were fully owned but this fell to 47.5% in 2002; in terms of land area, fully owned farms accounted for 62.9% of total farm area in 1971 but fell to 50.6% in 2002.
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