Thus, the local farmers were deprived of their key livelihood source. Since then lands were taken away from the local farmers and given to the catholic authorities, private companies and “big” rich families with ties to the Spanish colonial officials. Land grabbing as well as natural resources grabbing has been happening over a century, since Philipines’ colonization by the Spanish in 1500s. (Philippines, April 2013) Land grabbing is a political-economic issue that happens internationally and nationally, and has historically not only threatened food sovereignty but also people’s everyday life. Transnational Companies and Agribusinessġ1 March 2014 Land, Water and Territories Report on the Solidarity Mission to Stop Land Grabbing.
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