Linkaging and Advocacy

MASIPAG takes an active stand on national and global issues that affect the food security and sovereignty of resource-poor Filipino farmers. It advocates farmers’ control on seeds and technologies, genuine agrarian reform and opposes globalization of agriculture, biopiracy, and the patenting of life forms, genetic engineering, and the entry of GMOs in the country. MASIPAG also links with local, national and international groups working on farmers’ rights and sustainable agriculture.

advocacy features

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 […]

𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘁, 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁?

March 28, 2026

by MASIPAG National Office

Decades of warnings, innovations, and proven alternatives have been ignored long enough; Filipino farmers and scientists have already shown the way out of fossil fuel-dependent agriculture yet the government still lags behind. As early as 1966, Filipino scientists were already advancing alternatives to fossil fuel dependent agriculture. Long before “sustainability” became a global buzzword, they […]

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 […]

EDSA at 40: MASIPAG upholds people’s resistance towards people‑led development

February 26, 2026

by MASIPAG National Office

Masses alone are the makers of history. On February 25, 1986, millions of Filipinos marched along Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) to resist tyranny and finally end the decade‑long dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. Farmer‑led network Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag‑unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG) stands with the Filipino people, not only in commemorating the […]

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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 […]

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 […]

EDSA at 40: MASIPAG upholds people’s resistance towards people‑led development

February 26, 2026

by MASIPAG National Office

Masses alone are the makers of history. On February 25, 1986, millions of Filipinos marched along Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) to resist tyranny and finally end the decade‑long dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. Farmer‑led network Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag‑unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG) stands with the Filipino people, not only in commemorating the […]

COP30 Has Ended. What Happens When Agriculture Is Left Out Again?

November 27, 2025

by MASIPAG National Office

COP30 in Belém has ended. Yet what lingers is not what was agreed, but what was conspicuously absent. The Just Transition Mechanism was announced, and the Global Mutirão was celebrated, but agriculture, food systems, land, and the farmers who sustain them were once more excluded from the center of climate decision-making. Their absence hangs heavily, […]