Abstract:
This thesis discusses the impact of large-scale tourism project by Fil-Estate
Properties, Inc. and Manila South Coast Development Corp. on the people of Hacienda
Looc, Nasugbu, Batangas. This study provides insights and information on the historical
background of the land ownership of the Hacienda Looc, its environmental menace, and
how the government contributed to the accumulation of the land of the big businesses and
the urban-oriented encroachment underscoring the bankruptcy of the government's
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform. In response to the problem the people make their
moves through the establishment of people's organization.
Overall, the running conclusion in this research indicates that land use
conversion is land grabbing in the essence. Intensification of landuse conversion in
Hacienda Looc further aggravates the land problem of the peasantry.
