Tag: farmers
Philippine church group warns lack of El Niño response puts farmers,...
Church People-Workers Solidarity called for stronger farm support, land protection and agrarian reform amid worsening climate and livelihood risks
Bishop: Church must defend land rights of IPs, farmers
He also called for justice rooted in peace and human dignity, warning against responding to hatred with hostility or defending rights by humiliating others
Climate change, upstream dams force new farming strategies in Mekong Delta
Changing water conditions are testing livelihoods, biodiversity and community resilience across one of Southeast Asia’s most important agricultural regions
Farmers, fishers demand immediate El Niño aid as drought threatens food...
Rural groups warn that worsening drought, rising fuel costs and delayed aid could deepen losses across agriculture and fisheries
Decades of unresolved land conflicts expose gaps in Philippine governance and...
A new report shows rising land disputes driven by weak enforcement, leaving rural communities facing prolonged insecurity and displacement
Farmers seek probe into ₱300-B backlog in farm-to-market roads
Farmers press Congress to probe ₱16-B farm road budget, warning corruption deepens ₱300-B backlog and rural poverty
Farmers say import suspension, tariff hike ‘insufficient’ to address rice crisis
The groups lamented the worsening rice crisis, with market prices soaring even as farmgate prices of palay continue to fall
Peasant group slams Rice Tarrification Law amendments, calls for repeal
The revised law "is no gift. It is a death sentence for the millions of farmers who toil daily to sustain the country’s food supply"
Warmer climate, forest cover loss flood Bicol farmers’ plight
Days before Kristine (international name: Trami) developed into a severe tropical storm, the Philippine Sea was warmer than usual.
In Mindoro, farmers are harassed, arrested amid agrarian dispute
The latest incident is part of a systematic campaign of land grabbing and repression targeting the Indigenous community
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