Perceptions of tenure security in Camalig municipality in the Philippines

This paper addresses the different types of land tenure existing in Camalig Municipality, the rights attached to them and occupiers views on tenure security. They are presented as the results of interviews and focus group discussions with residents in the five major categories of land tenure in the municipality. These land tenure types include informal settlements, government-assisted housing, resettlement sites, titled properties, and tenancy. The interviews were designed to investigate the perceptions of land tenure security of the residents, and to identify the factors that were perceived as improving tenure security. The research also includes an investigation of the de-jure and de-facto elements of the perceptions of tenure security. The research is conclud