Quezon City, Philippines — As a non-violent way of protesting the more than 10 years of injustice they have gone through in trying to reclaim their ancestral land, 50 “lumad” farmers belonging to the Mapalad Multi-purpose Cooperative (MPC) will march on foot from their hometown of Sumilao, Bukidnon in the south to the capital city […]
Revoke the Conversion Order! Redistribute the Land under CARP! Reform and Extend the Agrarian Reform Program! Rationalize Land Use! The Higaonon Indigenous Cultural Communities were the early settlers of a piece of ancestral land in Sumilao, Bukidnon. A portion thereof, 243.885 hectare area of the ancestral land served as the Seat of Government of the […]
The Executive Committee of AFA decided to put up its own secretariat office in Manila last July 23, 2007. The decision marked the end of a process of autonomy which began in 2002, facilitated by its NGO partner and catalyst, AsiaDHRRA. It signalled the readiness of AFA leaders to take on bigger responsibilities in organizational […]
The “Regional Consultation Workshop on Farmers’ Situation: Responding to Major Difficulties Faced by Farmers in Asia” was held last June 12-14, 2007 at the SEAMEO Innotech Center, Commonwealth Avenue, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, hosted by PAKISAMA.
SEAMEO INNOTECH Center, Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines Hosted by PAKISAMA and PhilDHRRA in cooperation with AFA and AsiaDHRRA June 12-15, 2007 Day One: June 12, 2007 1. PRELIMINARIES/OPENING CEREMONY, OBJECTIVE SETTING AND FLOW OF PROGRAM Ms. Esther Penunia, secretary general of AFA, opened the morning session by acknowledging the presence of AFA members from […]
June 14, 2007 Overview The participants traveled by bus (and then climbed uphill) to Barangay San Jose, Antipolo City, Rizal. The area is a 58- hectare of hilly agricultural land located in Sitio Nagpatong. The land is owned by 42 farmers belonging to the Samahan ng mga Magsasaka sa Bundok ng Antipolo (SAMBA) or the […]
A Forum-Dialogue with Philippine Officials on WTO and ASEAN Matters June 13, 2007, 1:00-6:00 PM SEAMEO INNOTECH Center, Commonwealth Avenue, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City Background of the Forum Soc as the moderator of the afternoon’s forum-dialogue welcomed the participants to the event. This was then followed with a round of introductions from […]
13 June 2007 Quezon City, Philippines – Tearing down makeshift walls of a police detachment that is being built in front of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) compound, farmers shouted their demand for the reform and extension of the Philippine’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), which is due to end in June next year, […]
