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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗨𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲

August 8, 2026

Thirteen years ago today, on 8 August 2013, farmers, Indigenous Peoples, rural women, youth, scientists, environmental advocates, and local communities gathered in Camarines Sur to uproot the field trial of genetically modified (GM) Golden Rice. More than an act of protest, the uprooting was a collective assertion that decisions capable of transforming agriculture, biodiversity, public […]

Farmers, Scientists, Chefs and Advocates Bring Fight Against UPOV to CHR Forum, Affirms Seed Sovereignty as a Human Right

July 2, 2026

by MASIPAG National Office

The Farmer-Scientist Partnership for Development (MASIPAG), together with Good Food Community, Gulay Na, the Philippine Network of Food Security Programmes (PNFSP), and other food and farmers’ rights advocates, led a dialogue on trade, food security, and human rights at the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), reiterating strong opposition to the expansion of intellectual property rights […]

Keep Oriental Mindoro GMO-Free: The Triple Planetary Crisis Calls for Farmer-Led Agroecology, Not Corporate-Controlled GM Technologies

June 26, 2026

by MASIPAG National Office

Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG), together with farmers’ organizations, environmental advocates, scientists, consumers, and faith-based groups, expresses grave concern over the ongoing review of Oriental Mindoro’s long-standing ban on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Recent consultations facilitated by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and […]

PRESS RELEASE | MASIPAG Challenges Approval of HIZ039 GM Rice and Calls for Suspension Amid Judicial and Public Concerns

June 10, 2026

by MASIPAG National Office

MASIPAG strongly and unequivocally challenges the approval of HIZ039 iron-zinc genetically modified rice, which was issued under a biosafety regulatory system already found by the Court of Appeals to be deficient in upholding constitutional environmental safeguards and the precautionary principle. The Court’s ruling on the Golden Rice and Bt eggplant cases established continuing judicial findings […]

𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗣𝗔𝗚 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘅

March 12, 2026

by MASIPAG National Office

At a press conference held on March 9, 2026, Felix’s legal counsel asserted that the libel case is baseless. Felix pointed out inaccuracies in the recipe book Kayumanggi: A Kaleidoscope of Filipino Flavors and Food Traditions, published by the DTI. His critique was part of legitimate academic discourse and public accountability, not libel. This case […]