Rappler's latest stories on land dispute
Messy land ownership in Marawi complicates rehabilitation
The government creates an adjudication board – the Land Dispute Arbitration Committee (LDAC) – to address concerns arising from the large-scale land titling program. There are many ways it could turn into a nightmare.
Battalion commander settles land dispute in Central Mindanao
Lieutenant Colonel Harold Cabunoc, commander of the Army 33rd Infantry Battalion, says it's important to understand the root causes of conflict and address them properly
North Cotabato farmers decry killings, harassment over land dispute
The murder of farmers group leader Wilerme Dorado Agorde in front of his grandchildren in February further fuels suspicion that farmers locked in a land dispute with a state university are being silenced
Farmers' group leader killed in Isabela
Ariel Diaz who had actively campaigned against landgrabbing in Isabela is the 5th farmer gunned down in Luzon in less than a week
SC: Makati City gov't guilty of forum shopping in Taguig land dispute
Makati s actions gave rise to conflicting decisions not only between different courts but even within the Court of Appeals itself the High Court says
14 killed in Mali land dispute – local official
A land dispute between villagers from Koussouma and Mougna has been ongoing for two years
Armed group ‘occupies’ land in Masungi Georeserve
UPDATED A conservation area in Rizal home of the popular Masungi Georeserve park is under threat from a land dispute
6 dead in Cotabato clash
Police say least 6 people are killed after rebels clashed with farmers in Tulunan town
1 dead after gunfight in Boracay over land dispute
An unidentified victim found with gunshot wounds and in a pool of blood could be one of the heavily armed intruders who tried to take over a 1 000 square meter hilly property during the wee hours of Friday
US hits China over sea reclamation, vows more patrols
4th UPDATE A Chinese military official defends China s activities as legitimate reasonable and justified calling US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter s criticism groundless and not constructive
China deployed artillery in S.China Sea – US officials
We can confirm we have identified some weapons on one of these reclaimed Chinese islands says Pentagon spokesman Colonel Steven Warren
Spain hits British 'interference' in Gibraltar sea row
Spain and Britain have been at loggerheads over the contested British territory of Gibraltar
Violence looms over Ati tribe ancestral domain in Boracay
Despite government recognition of their rights to their ancestral domain the Ati tribe continue to be threatened by violence from other claimants
CA stops Taguig-Makati land case word war
Media interviews and public statements by officials and lawyers on the dispute over 729 hectares of prime property may violate the sub judice rule They can be held in contempt of court
Mall in the middle: Cast of the SM Aura soap
The soap opera that is SM Aura Premier revolves around 4 main characters BCDA the Ayala s the Sy s and Taguig City
SM on Taguig mall row: We're only a lessee
Sy led SM Prime Holdings Inc the country s largest mall developer and operator is tossing the ongoing legal row over its recently opened SM Aura mall back to the government
BCDA mulls raps vs SM over Taguig mall
The agency claims SM violated the law when it constructed SM Aura mall in Bonifacio Global City
Tears after meeting with Aquino
Residents of Casiguran cried after a dialogue with President Aquino saying they
