Philippines

Include kin’s land in Carp, Arroyo dared
- Philippine Daily Inquirer
- 07 August 2009
“The sell-out of vast tracts of agricultural lands to local and foreign agribusinesses and land-use conversion are now elevated as state policies.”
Probe sought on land contracts
- Manila Bulletin
- 05 August 2009
Two House of Representatives committees were urged to conduct a joint investigation into the alleged anomalous lease contracts granted to Japanese and Korean investors involving vast tracks of lands in Northern Luzon and Mindoro provinces.
PCCI welcomes foreign investments in agribusiness
- Business Mirror
- 04 August 2009
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry is backing the government’s policy of allowing foreign investments in the country’s big plantations, as long as the investors do not violate Philippine laws.
Jinggoy questions lease of prime farmlands to foreigners
- Daily Tribune
- 31 July 2009
"We would also like to know why this government has been so aggressive in pushing these lease deals of our farmlands to the rich countries," Philippines Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said.
Is Philippines selling land or selling out?
- The National
- 30 July 2009
“It is the height of stupidity for our country to bargain our lands for the sake of other nation’s food security, while being dependent on importation for our very own food security needs,” says Rafael Mariano
Human face: Food sovereignty
- Philippine Daily Inquirer
- 30 July 2009
"Why should we prioritize the production of corn to feed animals in Korea when we cannot even feed all the Filipino people?" asked Arze Glipo, lead convenor of the Task Force Food Sovereignty (TFFS). Think about that.
Die große Jagd nach Land
- Der Spiegel
- 27 July 2009
Regierungen und Investmentfonds erwerben in Afrika und Asien Ackerland, um Nahrungsmittel anzubauen – ein lohnendes Geschäft, weil die Preise rasch steigen. Das Milliarden-Monopoly führt zu einem modernen Kolonialismus, dem sich viele arme Länder notgedrungen unterwerfen.
Peasant groups launch Asia-wide actions against global land grabbing
- Asian Peasant Coalition
- 25 July 2009
One of the objectives of the caravan is to send the Asian peasants’ strong message against global land grabbing and inspire other peasants worldwide.
Global land grab, agricolonialism
- Philippine Daily Inquirer
- 23 July 2009
In the Philippines, who is monitoring & regulating these deals? Are they violating people’s rights enshrined in our laws? Will communities succumb to vague promises of jobs & infrastructures? Will the deals really trigger economic growth?
What do we get from land deal?
- Philippine Star
- 20 July 2009
A South Korean provincial government has leased a major plot of farmland in Mindoro to grow corn
Like foreign bases
- PDI
- 19 July 2009
The Philippine government hopes it can sideline land reform by leasing lands to foreign governments and corporations.
Opposition vs government’s leasing local farms to foreign companies gains ground
- Business Mirror
- 16 July 2009
A militant legislator has expressed alarm over what he described as escalating land-lease agreements by the Philippines with other countries