Project Title: “Rebranding Paralegal Empowerment for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development”

Paralegal Training for Women and Youth

Context:

For farmers to gain access to justice in agrarian reform by securing their land tenure, they need to know its policies, processes,
and strategies to achieve this. KAISAHAN has been facilitating the formation of paralegals, particularly in Leyte and Negros
Occidental in the past decade, to assist farmers communities in claiming these land rights. With the two provinces still with
high LAD balances, more paralegals need to be trained. However, seasoned agrarian reform paralegals are ageing or have died,
like many ARBs who have not yet claimed their titles.

Women and young farmers are emerging as a potential sector for paralegal formation as prospective inheritors of the CARP
land albeit with the issues accompanying the claim. In developing women and rural youth paralegals, KAISAHAN aims to
capacitate members of the sector that are often taken for granted and least prioritized. In focusing on them as community
leaders and paralegals, their talents, potentials and skills are maximized to continue defending their family’s land legacy and
progress towards attaining tenurial security for future generations.

Training and conferring with paralegals and meeting farmer leaders during the pandemic were done using online platforms
and tools, which proved challenging. But it also introduced KAISAHAN to new ways of reaching out to a new generation of
younger farmer paralegals. Women were also active on online platforms.

KAISAHAN realized that it needs to adapt the delivery of its paralegal training to the new normal of online learning and
through bite-sized information and popular visual formats to be appreciated by a younger generation and a wider public. But
the form should not compromise the substance of the content in imparting knowledge about land rights and legal processes.

Rebrand PARRD is a GoJust project which aims to assist around 2,000 farmer beneficiaries with their land rights claims by
developing women and successor generation paralegals through "rebranded” or repackaged legal empowerment
approach. It also aims to promote a more truthful narrative on farmers and agrarian reform to battle disinformation
against them and their land rights struggles.

A repackaging of learning materials for paralegals and content rebranding on ARRD for sharing on social media and other
platforms will be done to make land rights policies and procedures, even paralegal skills and experiences, more
understandable and relatable to the wider public.

For a more effective transfer of knowledge and skills to a new generation of paralegals, a rebranding of modules will take
into account the perspective women and youth and find more popular ways in presenting basic laws, policies, processes
and other legal information. The local languages will be considered for these materials and possibly in infographic or video
formats. The rebranded or repackaged paralegal modules should be material that can be shared and appreciated by a
wider public and through new media.

Overall Course Objectives:

The 1st Women and Youth Paralegal Training (PLT) will provide an overview on:

1. General Principles and Policies that promote basic Human Rights (including Women and Youth rights)
2. People’s Participation in governance
3. Laws and procedures on agrarian reform
4. Gender in ARRD implementation, succession, and parcelization under the DAR SPLIT program

Day 1 Objectives Core Messages Methodology Inputs/ Materials

9:30 am
Preliminaries
Rationale - Cel
Introduction –
Name and area
Expectations check
– Metacard;
Question: Ano ang
insaasahan niyong
matutunan?
1. Basic Human a. Examine one’s Basic human rights are 1. Structured Learning Exercise: Lumulubog ang See SLE
Rights Principles understanding of basic human universal. Barko Materials: Mla
(emphasis on rights (Sino ang sasagipin mo sa mga taong nasa paper, pentel pen,
Women and Youth b. Identify/ recall basic human Women’s rights are human barko?) masking tape,
Rights) rights and principles, rights. Processing sound effects ng
1.5 hours – 10am especially related to women bagyo
PIC: Claire and Cel and youth Women have their own 2. Lecture (interactive)
rights as individuals. - salient features/ key words Basic human rights
c. Recognize the important - illustrate each principle with a case principles with
role of women and youth in The youth play a crucial role examples relating
the community in promoting, protecting, 3. End Game: Find your Rights (Hanapin ang mga to gender and
and sustaining land and nakatagong papel na nakasulat ang mga youth
human rights. Karapatan); objective
Workchart in front where they will post their Bill of Rights (IEC)
identified rights.
2. Law and the a. Understand key concepts The power of government 1. SLE: Word Association (showtime style) or 4- Prepare:
Philippine Legal on Law and the Legal System lies with the people. Pics 1 word Powerpoint with
System (1.5 hrs – b. Identify and differentiate - Find pictures related to pictures
1:30 – 3pm) the branches of government The three branches of Kar + apat + Van (put x on V)
PIC: Claire and their functions government perform certain Bat + as (aso minus O) 3 branches of
Speaker: Claire functions that should See powerpoint for words (4 to 5) government
benefit the citizenry. Kongreso
Day 1 Objectives Core Messages Methodology Inputs/ Materials
Korte Responsibilities
The people can hold Presidente and functions of
government accountable for each
its actions. Other suggestions: Prepare:
Showtime picture charade or 4 pics-1word PREAMBLE (with
Answer to Bakit may Batas missing words)
at bakit mahalagang 2. Lecture (interactive) Word matching
sumunod sa Batas? Reflection: Bakit may batas at bakit mahalagang game
sumunod sa batas?

3. End Game: Activity to differentiate branches

of government (Picture matching)

SLE: PREAMBLE - Fill in the Blanks

3. Participatory a. Examine the different levels
Local Governance of local governance (barangay,
Mechanisms (esp. municipal, provincial, regional)
for Women and b. Understand what is
Youth) 1.5 hrs – people’s participation in local
3:00 -4:30 governance and why it is
PIC: Cel and Kim important in their land rights
advocacy
c. Identify the different
mechanisms where sectors,
particularly women and youth,
can be represented and push
for their advocacies
d. Assess their level of
participation in local
governance mechanisms
Women and youth should 1. Pre-work: Use IPG Manual for
be recognized and be heard Before the training, participants should have input
in local governance information on the structure, mechanisms, and
mechanisms. programs in their local government units Structure of LGUs
2. Workshop: Your Experiences in dealing with Participatory
Women and youth should local governments (Who, What, When, Why) Mechanisms
assert their participation to (where can women
maximize existing 3. Lecture and youth
mechanisms in local participate?)
governance. 4. Workshop on
Marketplace game: Match your need or activity Mechanisms:
They should understand the with the LGU or mechanism that could address Include VAWC
importance of organizations this. desk, SK, related to
as instruments for Make questions Safe spaces
representation in local Option: Create a flowchart of what offices or
governance mechanisms. mechanisms they need to approach to address Flowchart
their issues.

Option:
Step forward or backward to measure quality of
participation

4. Relation of Land 1. Visualize the development Women and youth are Workshop: Individual Visioning/ Drawing or Interactive
Day 1 Objectives Core Messages Methodology Inputs/ Materials
and Natural of their land once acquired integral in protecting the Write down or other forms reflection session
Resources to and how to sustain this (Farm gains and sustaining the
Community plan) development of their land. Guide Questions:
Sustainability (1.5 2. Articulate their personal 1. Ano ang nakikita niyong resources sa inyong
hrs, 4-5:30 pm) goals as farmers in achieving lupa at kapaligiran na makakatulong sa
PIC: Kuya Gil their vision pagpapalago ng inyong lupa at kabuhayan?
Speaker: Kuya Gil 2. Ano ang mga balakid o maaaring humadlang
sa inyong pagunlad?
3. Ano ang papel Ninyo sa pagpapaunlad ng
inyong lupa?

Option: SLE on value-adding

What else can you do with a blank piece of
paper?

Day 2 Objectives Core Messages Methodology Inputs

2.1 Concept of 1. Create visual
Agrarian Reform and representation of agrarian
Agrarian Laws (RA reform
6657 as amended by 2. Know basic concepts of
9700) agrarian reform and agrarian
PIC: Jared laws (CARP in a nutshell)
Speaker: 3. Assess their level of
1.5 hours – 8:30- understanding of AR
10am concepts and principles
presented
Agrarian Reform is a
Constitutional mandate. The
State is mandated to
implement and complete
agrarian reform.
Land rights are human rights.
SLE intro: Portraits of Agrarian Reform Prepare: Manila
- Draw what ideas they have about AR Paper, Crayons,
(groupwork) pencil, pentel pens
Lecture Input
Definitions of AR,
SLE: Role-playing of AR components which Consti provisions,
participants will guess CARP in a nutshell (3
- Situationers can be given to groups to be AR Components)
acted out. Other participants will guess
what components these fall under.

2.2 Land Acquisition 1. Know the process of land Paralegals need to know and Lecture – Focus on stages where NOC, FB Identification,
and Distribution acquisition and distribution understand the LAD process paralegals need to do more tasks Survey, Field
Process 2. Familiarize with the steps to assert their land rights. Investigation,
PIC: Jared of the LAD process SLE: World Café of LAD steps by PL Valuation, CLOA
Speakers: Mayok and 3. Gain insights from Resolving LAD issues is a veterans (groups to go around different generation and
Jared experiences of other protracted struggle that can table to learn the Steps) distribution,
2 hours – 10am to 12 paralegals on the LAD become intergenerational. - Eden, Ermalyn, Alma, Mayok, Jared, Jec, Installation
noon process. Mas magandang mas Gil
maraming miyembro ng Handouts from ALG
Day 2 Objectives
2.3 Women, Youth a. Discuss principles and laws
and Land Rights pertaining to land rights of
PIC: Claire and Cel women and youth
1.5 hrs – 1-2:30 b. Evaluate and defend how
women and youth access
their rights and benefits
under land laws and policies
(CARP)
c. Contextualize the roles of
women and youth in land
rights claiming
2.4 SPLIT a. Know the steps and
PIC: Claire requirements under the
Speaker: Support the Parcelization of
1.5 hours – 2:30 – Land for Individual Titling
4pm (SPLIT) process
b. Evaluate the advantages
and disadvantages of being
covered by the SPLIT process
Core Messages Methodology Inputs
komunidad (women, Panel Q&A
youth,etc.) ang nakakaalam
kung paano ipagpatuloy at
ipanalo ang kanilang land
claims.
There are specific provisions in SLE: Debates (2 teams per question) Prepare:
land laws and programs on - Parehong regular farmworker ang mag-
the rights of women and asawa sa isang lupain na sinaklaw ng Input:
youth. CARP. Dapat ba silang parehong maging  General laws
benepisyaryo?  Specific land laws
Discussion of land rights for women and
should not be gender blind. Lecture youth (including
rules on
Women need to claim their Debate 2: succession)
land rights. - Dapat bang ituloy ng mga kabataan ang
pagsasaka at pakikipaglaban sa lupa?
The youth play a crucial role in (Moderator - Kevin)
promoting, protecting, and
sustaining land and human
rights.
The benefits and Lecture/summary SPLIT steps and
disadvantages of individual emerging issues
titling Rules
Debate: To SPLIT or not to SPLIT
(Moderator – Tone)
Option 2: Pera or Bayong?
Day 2 Objectives
2.5 Agricultural a. Examine the different
Ventures forms of agri-venture
Agreements agreements
PIC: b. Assess which AVA will
1.5 hours – 4-5:30 promote the interests and
pm benefits of ARBs.
Day 3 Objectives
3.1 Paralegalism & a. Identify principles of
Metalegal Tactics paralegalism
2 hours, 8:30-10:30 b. Understand the
am importance of paralegals
PIC: Kuya Gil and in resolving community
Gilbert issues on land rights
Speaker: Kuya Gil + 1
(youth; Jec) c. Discover which
Metalegal tactics work
best for certain situations
Core Messages Methodology Inputs
Paralegals should know which Introduction to AVAs (just give simple Prepare: Assigned
AVAs promote the best definitions first) paralegals to explain
interests and benefits of ARBs. Aryendo, Lease to
SLE: Situation to be presented then corporation, Contract
ARBs should always have Open Market: Choose your AVAs (set-up growing, SDO, Joint
secure ownership, control, booths with promodizer) venture, Growership
and management over their
awarded lands. Option 2: Role-playing with RPs (Old Definitions of different
Paralegals and staff; 5 groups) AVAs with scenarios
Give a common scenario for all - Lease, contract
growing, joint
venture, etc.
Lecture/summary
Booths of different
AVAs
Core Messages Methodology Inputs
Paralegals have a crucial role to Video: Pugoy and Tugoy animation Principles of
guide the community in fast- Processing with guide questions Paralegalism – Charity,
tracking or protecting land tenure Development,
security. Lecture (more creative presentation of Sustainability
principles)
Paralegal methods, like metalegal
tactics, are effective strategies to Talk show of paralegal veterans on
put pressure on agencies metalegal tactics
concerned and express the Host: Jannele
community’s issues.
Processing of talk show
Justice is accessible to everyone
and is not limited to law
practitioners.
There are non-violent processes
or means to exert pressure on
agencies to assert one’s land
rights.
Day 3 Objectives Core Messages Methodology Inputs
3.2 Basic Community a. Draw insights on the Community organizing is LESSON 1
Organizing Principles concepts of Community, absolutely necessary to achieve SLE:
and Steps on CO, and Comm.Devt. inclusive community “3 Concepts, 1 Pic” – Draw an image
Organizing b. Create a User Persona depicting
development. It requires people
that best describes ideal 1. COMMUNITY
2 hrs, 10:30 am - woman and youth in the community to be part of 2. COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
12:30pm paralegals the collective process in 3. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PIC: Tone c. Identify roles of a identifying issues, needs, and
Speaker: Tone community organizer solutions, and their commitment Lecture during processing
d. Assess personal to carry-out actions to effect
capability as a CO and change. LESSON 2:
skills needed to become SLE: Metacards
Community organizing can never
an effective organizer 1. Katangian ng CO
be separated from the lives,
experiences and aspirations of 2. Kailangan ng CO
the community for it does not (Prepare cards with characteristics and
only benefit individuals, but also needs of CO)
his family and the community. It
encourages people to take Plenary Workshop: CO Persona exercise of
Woman and Youth Paralegals
charge of their situation and
Profile ng CO, Bio, Frustrations, Goals,
develop a sense of community. Needs

Processing: Identify also the different roles

that a CO performs -facilitator, animator,
educator, catalyst/enabler, process
documenter, mentor & coach, and
innovator.

SLE: Kung Ikaw ang CO – Situational

Ano ang inyong gagawin kung:
1. Mag-aryendo o hindi ng lupa
Form 3 groups. Make them draw lots for
their roles – Pro-aryendo, Anti-aryendo,
Community Organizer
5 minutes for discussion of 2 groups on
their stand and the CO group on their
Day 3 Objectives Core Messages Methodology Inputs
strategy to facilitate the discussion.
15 minutes Plenary where the 2 sides will
explain their position and the CO group
will facilitate the discussion and help the
community decide.

3.3 Women and a. Identify issues and Lecture 3: different stages of the CO CO Planning tool
Youth Paralegal possible CO strategies on process
Planning their land rights claims as
paralegals Workshop on CO approaches
2 hours, 1:30 – Group participants based on geographic
3:30pm b. Know how to draft a locations and have them list activities for
Facilitators: Jared Paralegal CO Plan to be CO work
and Jannele validated with their
community Reporting

(move these to the 2nd Assignment ang actual CO plan sa area or

Training) how they can assist in CO work in their
Create CO clusters based community
on geographic locations

Integrate with existing

network of Kaisahan
paralegals as reference/
support system

RECOGNITION Presentation of PL Batch Badge name and

symbol
Put up a WALL since day 1 para ilagay ang
suggestions for Batch name and symbols
Dates: July 5-7; Day 0 – July 4 for staff

Venue: Choices – GT Hotel, Acacia Hotel

Confirmed participants:

20-30 years for youth

Carlo Medel - Brgy. E. Lopez, Silay, suggested by Chairman Medel

Elyn Baclas - HABENARBA

Razel Corentin – E.Lopez, Silay

???? - Brgy 10, Victorias, recommended by paralegal Emilyn Perez

Rose Emperedad - Brgy. 12, Victorias City, recommended by Paralegal Leslie Bacay

???? - CAYFA, recommended by Bulgan

Trisha Ong - Agrifluencer

Reniel Escote – Agrifluencer

Slots for NYLI (2), PAMANA (1), CYAN (1), SAKABATAAN (1)