1. Can Land Reform Be Successful in the
15th Congress?

3. Is poverty related to land
reform?

4. Land Reform
Success Failure
 Taiwan  Parts of Africa
 South Korea  Russia
 Japan  Parts of South America
 India

5. History of Land Reform in
Philippines
 Macapagal Administration: Limited land
reform was in Central Luzon
 Marcos Admin: “Masagana 99”
 Aquino Admin: CARP after 20+ years is
considered to be a great waste

6. Definition of Land Reform
A13 S4 1987 Philippine Constitution
(The State by law, shall undertake
agrarian reform program founded on the
right of the farmers and regular farm
workers, who are landless, to own directly
or collectively the lands they till or receive
a just share of the fruits thereof…)

7. Is there a relationship between Land Reform and
Political Dynasty?

8. Political Dynasty
 Accordingto The Anti-Political
Dynasty Act of 2004
(The concentration, perpetuation,
consolidation of public office and political
power by persons related to one another)

9. Is Political Dynasty Limited in
Philippines?

10. Is there a political dynasty
in Philippines?

11. CAYETANO
Renato Cayetano
Pia Cayetano
Alan Peter Cayetano

12. COJUANGCO/AQUINO

13. COJUANGCO

14. DEFENSOR

15. DY’s of Isabela

16. ESTRADA
Loi Estrada

17. GORDON

18. OSMENA
Lito Osmena

19. PIMENTEL
Aquilino ‘Nene’ Pimentel

20. SHAHANI

21. SINGSON

22. VILLAR

23. MARCOS

24. ALBERTO LOPEZ

25. Ampatuan

26. Macapagal-Arroyo

27. Presidents as Political Dynasty
 All15 presidents belong to Political
Dynasty
 13 out of 15 presidents’ relatives are still in
power and influential, nationally
 50% or more of the Philippine presidents
are related to each other

28. Political Dynasty in House of
Representatives
 13th Congress: 83%
 14th Congress: 76%
 15th Congress: ???