The group of indigenous farmers in the Philippines, who marched around 1,500 kilometers from Bukidnon province (south of the Philippines) to Metro Manila (north of the Philippines) for around 60 days, finally got to own the land they have been struggling for, after entering into a settlement agreement with San Miguel Corporation, the company who […]
PRESS RELEASE on the SUMILAO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Reference: PAKISAMA (Soc Banzuela, 09177188986), pakisama_pilipinas@yahoo.com Thanks But No Thanks Today, March 29, 2008, one of the most important land reform battles in Philippine history comes closely to an end. The Sumilao farmers will ink a Settlement Agreement with San Miguel Corporation, to be witnessed by the Government […]
As news about food crisis and hunger grab national and international headlines, it is important that we look at the issue in its proper context and from a wider perspective. The article “Five Myths About Food and Hunger” that appeared in a quarterly publication of the Context Institute in 1995 dispels the myth that agrarian […]
Soaring food prices and growing hunger and malnutrition worldwide point to a food crisis caused by various factors such as rising demand from major economies, climate and weather-related events, high oil prices, and the rise of biofuels. In an article that appeared in the Washington Post entitled “The New Face Of Hunger” last March 12, […]
