Resettling the Huks in the land of promise : the story of Economic Development Corps in Mindanao, 1950-1970 /
Story of Economic Development Corps in Mindanao, 1950-1970
Faina C. Abaya-Ulindang.
- Ermita, Manila, Philippines : National Historical Commission of the Philippines, c2017.
- xiii, 176 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Chapter 1 : Agricultural land colonization policies up to the Second World War. -- Chapter 2 : "Land to the landless" : the Magsaysay-Lansdale approach to Huk peasant unrest (1949-1953). -- Chapter 3 : EDCOR pioneer settlements : struggles toward development. -- Chapter 4 : Rise of EDCOR as a model for Magsaysay's resettlement programs. -- Chapter 5 : Mindanao unrest, demise of EDCOR, and the settler's dilemma. -- Chapter 6 : The EDCOR story : summary and conclusion. --
In English.
978-971-538-305-9
2019349710
PHILIPPINES. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPS --HISTORY. HUKBONG MAPAGPALAYA NG BAYAN (PHILIPPINES)--HISTORY.
LAND SETTLEMENT--HISTORY--PHILIPPINES--MINDANAO ISLAND--20TH CENTURY.
MINDANAO ISLAND (PHILIPPINES)--ECONOMIC CONDITION--20TH CENTURY.