Roundtable Discussion (RTD) on Land and Resource Governance in the Philippines: Towards Modernizing Agriculture and Attaining Peace and Security – Summary Report

This summary report highlights the result of the “Roundtable Discussion on Land and Resource Governance in the Philippines: Towards modernizing agriculture and attaining peace and security” held on 11 August 2025 at the Joy Nolstag Hotel and Suites Manila, Philippines. The RTD was convened by the Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) and Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), with support from Fair Finance Philippines, to discuss and provide recommendations to address persistent governance challenges that hinder agricultural modernization, inclusive rural development, and peacebuilding. Through the RTD’s substantive sessions and plenary discussions, Government leaders, civil society, academe, and grassroots representatives generated recommendations towards securing tenure of the basic sectors – emphasizing the urgent need for a National Land Use Act (NLUA), inclusive participation, institutional coherence to address unresolved land conflicts, and responsible investments to transform land governance into a foundation for equitable growth.

Founded in 1979, ANGOC is a regional association of national and regional networks of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Asia, actively engaged in food security, agrarian reform, sustainable agriculture, participatory governance, and rural development.