Philippines: 1741 farmer-households threatened by illegitimate dispossession in Sariaya

1741 households of farmers are threatened to be turned landless and destitute by attempts of landowners to reclaim former landholdings of a total of 2074 hectares in Sariaya that were rightfully redistributed to them under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). Although the claims of former landowners were officially declared void, several cases of displacement have already taken place. As such, the right to food of 1741 farmer-households is at stake.

Call to Action
An international action is urgently needed to prevent violations of the right to food implied by illegal evictions of farmers from their land. Please write to the Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Nassar C. Pangandaman, requesting him to stop procedures of dispossessing land from farmers in Sariaya.