Reform, according to Britannica, means "improvement of something by removing or correcting faults, problems, etc." .

Filipinos lived in villages and barangays ruled by chiefs (aka datus).

Everyone has access to the fruits of the soil. Meaning they could plant and they'll reap what they sow.

Well if it's according to law, then the people should follow regardless of their beliefs.

People get the land they need instead of the land they want.

Basically, present day or the most relevant era where politics are very important rather than warfare.

The spaniards introduced the encomienda system, this system gave land grants (allowed) to Spanish Colonizers and allowe them to collect tribute from the natives. This system led to the concentration of land in the hands of a few landlords and the exploitation of the tenants.

The Malolos Constitution declared the intention of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo to confiscate large estates, especially the friar lands, and distribute them to the people. However, this plan was not implemented due to the short-lived republic and the outbreak of the Philippine-American War.

The Americans enacted several laws to regulate land ownership and tenancy, such as the Philippine Bill of 1902, the Land Registration Act of 1902, the Public Land Act of 1903, and the Tenancy Act of 1933. These laws set limits on the size of land that individuals and corporations could acquire, introduced the homestead system, and established the 50-50 sharing arrangement between landlords and tenants of rice and sugar lands.

The 1935 Constitution mandated the promotion of social justice and the well-being and economic security of all people. The Commonwealth government passed laws to protect the rights of tenants and to resettle landless farmers, such as the Commonwealth Act No. 178, the National Rice and Corn Corporation, the Commonwealth Act No. 461, and the Rural Program Administration.

The Japanese invaders encouraged the formation of peasant and worker organizations to gain their support. Many peasants joined the anti-Japanese guerrilla movement, the Hukbalahap, and seized lands from landlords who collaborated with the Japanese.

The post-war republic continued the implementation of land reform through various laws and programs, such as the Republic Act No. 34, the Republic Act No. 55, the Republic Act No. 1160, the Republic Act No. 1199, the Republic Act No. 1400, the Republic Act No. 3844, the Presidential Decree No. 2, the Presidential Decree No. 27, the Republic Act No. 6657, the Republic Act No. 7881, the Republic Act No. 7905, the Republic Act No. 8435, the Republic Act No. 8532, the Republic Act No. 9700, and the Executive Order No. 75. These laws and programs aimed to abolish share tenancy, institutionalize leasehold, set retention limits, provide land acquisition and distribution, establish agrarian courts and agencies, allocate funds, and deliver support services to agrarian reform beneficiaries.