Title: Poverty and Social Inequality Through Land Grabbing and Landlessness in the Philippines
Stream: Economic and Social Inequality
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Authors:
Reginald Vallejos, University of the Philippines Manila, The Philippines
Celeste Vallejos, University of the Philippines Diliman, The Philippines
Abstract:
In a country that is characterized by a long standing problem of poverty, it is the aspiration of its people to see their country develop. This is the case of the Philippines. While most of its Asian neighbors do well in their drive for development, the Philippines remained underdeveloped and majority of the Filipino people are poor and vulnerable. The Philippines is an archipelago endowed with rich natural resources including fertile lands and mineral resources. The country’s total area is 300,000 square kilometers, composed of 298,000 square kilometers of land and 1,830 square kilometers of water bodies. Majority of the Philippine population depend on land for sustenance, especially the Filipino farmers. But because of the continuing land grabbing and landlessness, they suffer in dire poverty. Land grabbing and landlessness is among the biggest problem in the Philippines that makes the majority of the population vulnerable. The paper will present the effects of land grabbing and landlessness to the lives of the Filipino people, especially the farmers who are among the vulnerable sectors in the country. It will propose the importance of genuine land reform as a tool for social justice, genuine development, and just and lasting peace.
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