Category: Statements

Sign the Peoples’ Manifesto of Unity in Support of the People’s Petition against Golden Rice and the Corporatization of Food and Agriculture!

May 2, 2023

On April 18, 2023, the Supreme Court during its En Banc deliberations issued a Writ of Kalikasan filed by various farmers’ organizations, scientists, and civil society leaders spearheaded by MASIPAG. The Writ of Kalikasan seeks to stop the commercial propagation of the genetically modified crops Golden Rice and Bt Eggplant. This victory sparks more victories […]

Visayan Farmers urge local government units (LGUs) for the passage of ordinance preventing the entry of GM crops and institute measures to protect farmers’ and consumers’ right to healthy and safe food

May 2, 2023

by MASIPAG National Office

MASIPAG farmers in the Visayas welcome the Supreme Court’s decision to issue the Writ of Kalikasan vs. golden rice and BT eggplant during its en banc deliberations last April 18, 2023. The court’s decision is an affirmation of the petitioner’s concern about its irreparable damage and risk to agrobiodiversity and the environment. “As organic farmer-practitioners, […]

Farmer-scientist network urges Mindanao LGUs to oppose GM crops

April 24, 2023

by MASIPAG National Office

Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG) urges local governments in Mindanao to support the growing clamor of local farmers, scientists, and consumers against the commercial release of genetically modified crops Golden Rice and Bt Eggplant. On April 18, the Supreme Court granted a writ of kalikasan to the petitioners led by MASIPAG […]

MASIPAG nanawagan sa tuloy-tuloy na pagpapatigil sa komersyalisasyon ng Golden Rice at Bt Talong mula sa Pagsang-ayon ng Korte Suprema sa Petisyon para sa Writ of Kalikasan

April 24, 2023

by MASIPAG National Office

Noong ika-18 ng Abril, 2023, sa gitna ng En Banc deliberations ng Korte Suprema ay pormal nitong hinatol ang Writ of Kalikasan hinggil sa komersyalisasyon at ng GM crops na Golden Rice at Bt Talong. Ang Writ of Kalikasan na isinumite ng mga magsasaka, siyentista, at civil society leaders na pinangunahan ng MASIPAG ay naglalayong […]

MASIPAG on Earth Day: Investing in Earth is Investing in Peasant Farmers, not Corporations

April 22, 2023

by MASIPAG National Office

Today as the world observes Earth Day, MASIPAG puts forward the call of the peasant and resource-poor farmers of the world in transforming the current chemical intensive and environmentally degrading agriculture dominated by corporations towards a genuinely sustainable and environmentally attuned agriculture and food system. For the last century, conventional/chemical farming has dominated agriculture and […]