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, […]
The AFA Execom elected a new Vice-Chairperson last June 15, 2007 during its 19th Execom Meeting at held at the Partnership Center in Quezon City, Philippines. Mr. Prawit Pancharoen, newly elected Chairperson of SorKorPor, succeeded Ms. Sudaporn Sittisathapornkul as Vice-Chairperson after the latter finished her term. In simple ceremonies at the end of the meeting, […]
The Taiwan Dairy Farmers’ Association (TDFA) became the newest member of AFA after the Execom decided to accept its application during the 19th AFA Execom Meeting held at the Partnership Center in Quezon City, Philippines last June 15, 2007. Mr. Tsung-Chi Huang (Charles), Secretary General of TDFA, attended was invited to the Execom meeting for […]
The 20th AFA Execom Meeting was held last July 23 at the Ledesma Room of the Partnership Center, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, also hosted by PAKISAMA. The Execom meeting was held to discuss issues on AFA’s movement to full autonomy. Important decisions were made such as hiring of new staff, approval of job designs, office […]
The “Roundtable Discussion on Alternative Regionalism” was held last July 24, 2007 at the Ledesma Room of the Partnership Center, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, hosted by PAKISAMA. The roundtable discussion was organized by TAG, AsiaDHRRA, and AFA, and funded by Oxfam International and Agriterra. It brought together key advocates working on the ASEAN integration processes […]
A “Round-Table Discussion on Alternative Framework on Trade: WTO and Beyond” was held last August 28, 2007 at the Partnership Center, in Quezon City, Philippines. Organized by TAG, AsiaDHRRA, and AFA, the roundtable discussion brought together key advocates working on just and fair global agricultural trade to brainstorm on an alternative framework on trade even […]
