Waiting in Vain? The Plight of Landless Filipino Farmers without the Notices of Coverage Bill

Prepared for the Joint Action for Land Rights Project jointly implemented by ANGOC, BALAOD Mindanaw, Kaisahan and PIN, this policy review discusses the implications of the absence of a legal mandate for the DAR to issue new NOCs and its implications to land distribution in general and especially in Negros farmers. The paper also examines current initiatives at the executive and legislative fronts to address the problem and the forces that may hinder or propel these initiatives forward, and provides possible courses of actions to move forward with agrarian reform in the Philippines.

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.