Araneta et al. the Government vs. San Jose Del Monte Bulacan Farmers: a case study on the MRT 7 construction.

Abstract

The study covered the issues of landownership in the Philippines and how these were resolved in the past. The presence of agrarian reform became a big factor since this mandates the redistribution of public and private agricultural lands to landless farmers and farmworkers. Apart from this, the study also closely looked at the case of the farmers in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan specifically in the affected barangays- Barangay Tungkong Mangga, San Roque, and San Isidro with the on-going construction of the proposed Metro-Rail Transit (MRT) Line-7. This study also provided concrete recommendations in order for the land disputes, resulting to displacement of marginalized claimants will be avoided.