Today, we observe the 34th year of one of the greatest agriculture scams in the history of the Philippines, the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program or CARP. Just a day shy away from its anniversary, state forces at the service of big landlords in Tarlac harassed and baselessly arrested farmers of MAKISAMA and 92 individuals coming […]
Like rats that feed on crops when no one is around, the Provincial Board of Cotabato approved the resolution which effectively lifts the ban on Open-Pit Mining in the province last Monday, 16 May 2022. In effect, this move is a rubber stamp act that intends to green-light the operations of SMI’s Tamapakan Gold and […]
In an event yesterday organized by the United States Department of Agriculture, the Philippine Rice Research Institute announced the approval of Golden Rice’s application for varietal registration under the National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) despite the constant and legitimate calls from farmers, scientists, consumers and concerned citizens to prohibit the entry of Golden Rice. MASIPAG […]
ILOILO CITY | April 4, 2022 Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG), a farmer-scientist network, along with the Stop Golden Rice Network and other international and local civil society organizations, held a press conference to register the people’s intense opposition to IRRI’s Golden Rice unwanted, impractical and possibly dangerous entry in our […]
NUEVA ECIJA – Sa pagtatapos ng buwan ng kababaihan, ginanap ng Masipag Luzon ang selebrasyon ng mahalagang papel ng mga kababaihang MASIPAG sa pagpapalakas, pagpapatatag, at pagsusulong ng karapatan ng mga magsasaka sa pamamagitan ng isang porum kasama ang mga lider ng rehiyon. Naging tampok sa porum kung paano ipinanalo ng mga kababaihan ang kanilang […]
