Farmers: Agrarian reform remains unfinished

LUCENA CITY, QUEZON, Philippines — Thirty-eight years after the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (Carp) took effect in June 1988, a national peasant group said the promise of comprehensive land reform remains largely unfulfilled for millions of Filipino farmers.

“After 38 years, the message from farmers remains clear: Agrarian reform is not yet finished.

The promises ...