Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala awarded posthumous honors to Perfecto “Ka Pecs” Vicente who recently passed away due to a lingering illness. Secretary Alcala recognized Ka Pecs and his enormous contribution to the collection, improvement and preservation of the country’s traditional varieties of rice, and cites him as the inspiration for the Republic […]
We have always been at the forefront not only of resisting genetically modified crops and foods, but more significantly, in promoting and practicing a healthier, more sustainable way of farming. We are elated with the Court of Appeals’ decision to stop field trials of Bt-talong. We hope that with this ruling, government agencies and regulators […]
On Monday, May 27, MASIPAG lost one of its best resource and asset, Perfecto Vicente, more popularly known as Ka Pecs. The first project management coordinator of MASIPAG, Ka Pecs is considered as a pioneer in establishing sustainable agriculture and organic farming in the country. One of his important contributions is empowering farmers to reclaim […]
Food and environment safety advocates rejoiced over the Court of Appeals decision to issue a Writ of Kalikasan ordering the Department of Agriculture (DA) and other concerned agencies to stop the Bt-eggplant field trials. MASIPAG is one of the petitioners for the Writ and farmers all over the country, particularly the organic producers are elated […]
After more than two years of information campaigns, networking and lobbying, recognition of PGS and other types of organic certification will be given an extension of another three years. The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture recently issued DA Administrative Order No. 08, Series of 2013, entitled: Amendment to Rules 15.1 and 17.1 of the […]
