Why land to the tiller, Why now

Mary Ann Manahan and Carmina Flores-Obanil

Focus on the Global South The Deadline Nears: Can government

implement CARPER? September 9, 2011UP Balay Kalinaw

Kritikal ang Kondisyon ng CARPER

1.5 Milyong Lupa 1.1 milyon sa DAR; 400k sa DENR

bago mag-2014

Targets: Big Landholdings (24 hectares above), by Compulsory

Acquisition

Targets: Niyog, Palay at Tubo

0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 400,000

RICE

CORN

SUGAR CANE

COCONUT

OTHER CROPS

Land Size in Hectares

Typ

es o

f C

rop

5 and Below

>5 to 10

>10 to 24

>24 to 50

>50

17%

13%  

14%

32%

23%  

Targets: Top 15 provinces– Highest LAD Backlog & Poverty Incidence

Provinces Remaining Lands for Distribution in Hectares under CARP

Poverty (2009)†

1997 (a) 2008 (b) 2011 (c) Magnitude (poor population)

Incidence (in percent)

Negros Occidental 154,246 147,888 144,861 915,157 32.2 Camarines Sur 86,365 54,433** 63,042 794,832 47.0 Masbate 78,229 57,007 33,156 441,688 54.2 Cotabato 74,863 60,186 40,703 344,421 33.3 Negros Oriental 69,391 34,892 24,027 485,080 41.9 Leyte 66,067 60,260 36,007 628,472 34.3 Albay

42,418

Not in the top 10

Not in the top 10

512,079

43.6

Northern Samar 40,833 Not in the top 10 Not in the top 10 292,874 51.2

Iloilo 32,991 Not in the top 10 25,019 569,097 21.8

Camarines Norte 32,503 Not in the top 10 Not in the top 10 232,685 42.3

Isabela Not in the top 10

49,708** 57,730 283,068 21.2

Lanao del Sur 30,311* 43,988** 39,567 363,340 44.8 Maguindanao Not in the top

10 Not in the top 10 29,034 437,790 53.7

Sorsogon Not in the top 10

32,796 Not in the top 10 374,183 41.3

Saranggani Not in the top 10

30,161 18,450 249,410 51.8

Performance under

P-Noy?

Past Performance: Recalibration ng DAR targets; mababang accomplishment ng DENR

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

In h

ecta

res

year

DAR LAD Accomplishment

Target Accomplishment

-

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

In h

ecta

res

year

DENR LAD Accomplishment

Target Accomplished

Pabago-bago at Nakalilitong Targets

Accomplishment in hectares

Remaining Balance/Target in hectares

Total Target/Scope in hectares

DAR ICS 4,002,677 1,161,074 5,163,751

PDP 4,113,247 1,102,095 (as of March 2011)

5,215,342

PDP 4,113,247 1,281,033 (p. 249 of PDP)

5,484,058

PDP 4,113,247 1,034,661 (P. 249, net retention areas)

5,237,686

DAR Website 4,203,025 1,102,095 5,305,190

“Attestation of Landowners” at Proseso ng Pagkilala at Pagpili ng ARBs

Sec. 5 which amended Sec. 7 of RA 6657 (CARP): landowners shall issue the so-called “attestation of landowners” which will certify whether a person is a farm worker or tenant in his landholdings.

Kakulangan sa Budget

Items 2011 (in billion pesos) 2012 (in billion pesos) % Change LAD/AJD (for the Requirement of CARPER) DAR DENR-Office of the Secretary DENR-LRA DOF-Land Bank of the Philippines

10,251.208 5,714.840

464.213 106.045

3,966.110

9,410.215 6,095.437

580.282 234.496 2,500.00

-8 7

25 121 -37

PBD* DAR DA-NIA DTI-Office of the Secretary DENR-Office of the Secretary

1,730.020 1,256.666

248.176 75.178 150.00

1,676.806 1,214.958

235.904 75.944 150.00

-3 -3 -5 1 0

Operations LAD Land Use Management and Land Development PBD Agrarian Legal Assistance Agrarian Legal Service Operations Support to Agrarian Reform Information and Education

1,663.85 1,382.460

63.245 13.525 17.894

162.603 24.122

1,711.103 1,420.638

65.936 13.168 19.647

167.274 24.440

3 3 4

-3 8 3 1

FAPs* 2,397.953 4,574.989 91 Locally-Funded Projects - 17.623 General Administration Support 209.684 409.962 96 Support to Operations 112.799 120.147 7 TOTAL 16,365.513 17,920.845 10

Agresibong Polisiya ng Gobyerno: Pamumuhunan at/sa Lupa

Top 3 Destination Countries for “Large Scale” Land Investments and Total Land Area Affected (in million hectares)

Image Problem- An Uninspired, Unmotivated, Corrupt,

Inefficient Bureaucracy

2012 Budget: “DAR shall gradually scale down its Organizational and Staffing structure in anticipation of the completion of land acquisition and distribution under the CARP on said date [2014]. It shall likewise begin the transition process by gradually transferring all the support services for the Land Tenure Improvement to the DA and other appropriate agencies of the government”.

Pnoy’s Social Covenant with the Filipino People

A Commitment to Transformational Leadership

�  From treating the rural economy as just a source of problems to recognizing farms and rural enterprises as vital to achieving food security and more equitable economic growth, worthy of re-investment for sustained productivity.

�  From government anti-poverty programs that instil a dole-out mentality to well-considered programs that build capacity and create opportunity among the poor and the marginalized in the country.

�  From a lack of concern for gender disparities and shortfalls, to the promotion of equal gender opportunity in all spheres of public policies and programs.

This platform is a commitment to change that Filipinos can depend on. With trust in their

leaders, everyone can work and build a greater future together.

P-noy’s Lack of Political and Economic Will

“Itong huling extension na ito, hindi na mai-extend. Paano ba natin matatapos ‘yung kailangang gawin diyan within this last extension? Nagumpisa kasi yan, 10-year program. Naging 20 years nga. Magiging 25 sa kabuuan. At ‘yung sentimiento na hindi na tayo magkakaroon ng panibagong extension in the form na you need another law. Mahirap ipasa ‘yun. So ang impetus that I told Gil no, our secretary for agrarian reform, “Siguraduhin na mamaximize ‘yung attainment of the targets within this period." Minsan nadidistract ako into so many other side issues, ang daunting ng kailangan niyang gawin within the next four years. Eh, pinabayaan ko na hindi ko bigyan ng kontrobersya, para makatrabaho siya quietly na may nangyayari. [referring to Hacienda Luisita]” - Interview of Pnoy with Jessica Soho, First 100 Days, October 2010

“Ang sabi ko, dapat siguro ang pangunahing boses na mapakinggan dito

yung directly maapektuhan. Pag sinabi lang ito ang direksyon namin, dapat suportahan ko sila dun. O kung kabila yung direksyon

nila, oh di dapat suportahan ko sila dun. All in accordance with what the Supreme Court has decided upon. Balikan ko lang, parang

ang labo naman na yung pino-promote kong democracy, tapos didiktahan ko silang

lahat. Sino pa sa atin ang makakasabing mas marunong pa tayo dun sa mga taong

ibubuhay – o yung buhay nila, mga kabuhayan nila, nakatali dun?

- On the question of Hacienda Luisita and him being quoted during the campaign as

supporting land distribution; interview w/Jessica Soho, July 30, 2011

Can these challenges be addressed? Can the government really implement CARPER? Or will CARPER wither away?

Pakinggan natin ang ating mga reactors mula sa pamahalaan at civil

society...

Maraming salamat po!