Can Land Reform Be Successful in the 15 th Congress?
Can Land Reform Be Successful in the
15th Congress?
Is poverty related to land
reform?
Land Reform
Success Taiwan
South Korea
Japan
India
Failure Parts of Africa
Russia
Parts of South America
History of Land Reform in
Philippines Macapagal Administration: Limited land
reform was in Central Luzon
Marcos Admin: “Masagana 99”
Aquino Admin: CARP after 20+ years is
considered to be a great waste
Definition of Land Reform
A13 S4 1987 Philippine Constitution
(The State by law, shall undertake
agrarian reform program founded on the
right of the farmers and regular farm
workers, who are landless, to own directly
or collectively the lands they till or receive
a just share of the fruits thereof…)
Is there a relationship between Land Reform and
Political Dynasty?
Political Dynasty
According to The Anti-Political
Dynasty Act of 2004
(The concentration, perpetuation,
consolidation of public office and political
power by persons related to one another)
Is Political Dynasty Limited in
Philippines?
Is there a political dynasty
in Philippines?
CAYETANO
Alan Peter Cayetano
Pia Cayetano
Renato Cayetano
COJUANGCO/AQUINO
COJUANGCO
DEFENSOR
DY’s of Isabela
ESTRADA
Loi Estrada
GORDON
OSMENA
Lito Osmena
PIMENTEL
Aquilino ‘Nene’ Pimentel
SHAHANI
SINGSON
VILLAR
MARCOS
ALBERTO LOPEZ
Ampatuan
Macapagal-Arroyo
Presidents as Political Dynasty
All15 presidents belong to Political
Dynasty
13 out of 15 presidents’ relatives are still in
power and influential, nationally
50% or more of the Philippine presidents
are related to each other
Political Dynasty in House of
Representatives 13th Congress: 83%
14th Congress: 76%
15th Congress: ???