CHRONOLOGY HIGHLIGHTS ON THE ISSUE OF LAND OWNERSHIP CURRENT IMPACT (2016)

Pre Sultanate COMMUNAL OWNERSHIP/SUBSISTENCE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S

ECONOMY ANCESTRAL DOMAIN CONCEPT
Sultanate Maguindanao and Sulu Sultanates primordial Bangsamoro Juridical Entity
assertion of sovereignty over their MinSuPaLa
territories
Spanish Colonial territories along peripheral areas of Migration of Bisayan and
Mindanao and Basilan Islands acquired through Luzonian settlers and laborers,
treatises and statutes well as prisoners.
American Public lands designated to untitled private lands Land laws enforced up to the
throughout Philippine Islands as defined by the present. More migration to
Treaty of Paris (1898) through Public land laws, settlers into Mindanao on the
e.g.Torrens title and legislations. Alienation and basis of Homesteading land
disposition based on Homesteading, Agricultural acquisition. Mindanao
colonization Acts. population decidedly Christian
dominated.
Commonwealth Land laws discriminatory to the the Muslims and Mindanao as land of promise
Lumads. More laws favouring private individuals received most number of settlers
and corporate entities. NLSA was created during these years. With
War Years Resettlement projects continued through increasing Intensification of
Post-War years LaSeDeCo, EDCor,NARRA conflicts between migrants and
natives.
Martial Law Land Authority took over significant mandates. Mindanao peace and order
DAR, DENR, LRA, problem. Revival of Mindanao
Problem
Post-Martial Law CARP, IPRA, MOA-AD,
Contemporary Neo-liberal approach to land issues, WB-IMF
intervention,CAD-BBL