Land Conversion in the Philippines

During the past few years, the Philippine land transformation has been prevalent, especially around the big cities of Manila. In order to clarify the term land conversion, the Ministry of Agricultural Land Reform defines it as "act of allowing conversion of current use of land to other uses" (Nante 130). In this respect, it focuses on converting farmland to other uses. The brief history of land conversion in this area can be traced back to the various development of Manila.

In order to truly understand the contemporary Filipino people, we need to look at the history of this country. The Philippines has always been colonized by Spaniards and is one of the countries illuminated by its "modern way". The Spaniard invaded the land of indigenous tribes of the Philippines and began using the civilization for Christianity and Spanish ceremonies. Unfortunately for us, we are giving in to the "Indio" of the land we own. We were humble farmers in the Philippines for 300 years. (I explained this in detail here). After the Spanish regime, we were handed over to the Japanese and then handed over to the United States. America gave us seemingly short-term independence and freedom.

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Spain's control has exerted two lasting effects on the Philippine society; the population almost universally transformed into Roman Catholics and founded a landlord elite. Even under the direct command of Philip II, the conversion to the Christianity of the Philippines was not accomplished by force, but Augustine, the Dominican, the Franciscan society, the memoirs, and the order of the monastic order of the Jesuit were All deliberately fulfilled their mission obligations. . The Catholic Church in the Philippines can not rule out pagan beliefs through extortion and fear and incorporates local customs and rituals.

What makes the Philippines a fertile land for communist guerrillas like the New People's Army (NPA), it is not only the interference from the outside of the United States, but also the economic structure of the countryside. In the rural areas of the Philippines, the land is owned mainly by the landlord dynasty, and the landlord transfers ownership from the parent to the child. As everyone knows, police and military will arbitrarily detain and kill workers striking. One of the most famous incidents was the slaughter of Hacienda Luisita, where 12 farmers and 2 children were killed by Philippine police and soldiers (both suffocated by inhaling tear gas ). Other problems facing the working class of the Philippines include pollution and environmental damage, unemployment, low wages, substance abuse, Islamic terrorism, violent crime, and so on.