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Deal #8261 Version #82878
Philippines
Created at
2020-08-19
Last update
2020-08-19
Last full update
2024-05-03
Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected
Name of indigenous people
Agta,
Kalinga
Comment on communities / indigenous peoples affected
Lands acquired for the Ecofuel Project covers farm lands of local non-indigenous residents and indigenous Agta and Kalinga peoples.
Recognition status of community land tenure
Recognition status of community land tenure
Indigenous Peoples traditional or customary rights recognized by government, Community traditional or customary rights recognized by government
Comment on recognition status of community land tenure
Company records indicate that some farmers do not have formal instruments to claim ownership of the land but the company still enter into agreements with them. Documents owners used as proof of ownership include village certifications, tax declarations, and deeds of sale. Those holding formal instruments are farmers owning titled private lands, agrarian reform beneficiaries, and Socialized Industrial Forest Management Agreement (SIFMA) holders.
Consultation of local community
Community consultation
Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)
Comment on consultation of local community
Held consultation assemblies and house-to-house but some claim that the process was half-baked, not all important information were provided like impact of sugarcane to soil and environment.
How did the community react?
Community reaction
Mixed reaction
Comment on community reaction
Some local residents back up the project but some also reject it.
Displacement of people
Displacement of people
Yes
Negative impacts for local communities
Negative impacts for local communities
Environmental degradation, Socio-economic, Eviction, Violence
Comment on negative impacts for local communities
Opponents of the bioethanol project cite exploitative working conditions on the sugarcane plantation, loss of food sovereignty and food security, harassment and intimidation by the military and paramilitary of those who oppose the bioethanol project, and deceptive and misleading tactics used by ECOFUEL when contracting with farmers to lease their land.
Promised benefits for local communities
Promised benefits for local communities
Capacity building, Other
Comment on promised benefits for local communities
on-farm and off-farm jobs; boost local economy
Materialized benefits for local communities
Materialized benefits for local communities
Capacity building, Other
Comment on materialized benefits for local communities
on-farm and off-farm jobs; boost local economy
Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)
Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)
People's Coalition on Food Sovereignity, Organic Consumers Association (USA), Global Forest Coalition (Paraguay), Action Center for Development and Rights (Japan), Friends of Earth (Japan), Philippine Solidarity Network (Canada); and from the Philippines, the Asian Peasant Coalition, Southeast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community (Searice), Advocates of Science and Technology for the People (Agham-Philippines), Sentro Para sa Tunay na Repormang Agraryo and the peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), and the Danggayan dagiti Mannalon ti Isabela (DAGAMI-Isabela)