by Soc Banzuela, PAKISAMA Quezon City, Philippines — Most Congresspeople who like to kill the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program and are pushing for its non extension have been saying that agrarian reform failed. 20 PAKISAMA Executive Committee members and top management staff, together with 15 leaders of the PAKISAMA-Bicol member organizations, and two staff of […]
By Tsai Shu Hui, AFA CIVIL SOCIETY CAUCUS ON EU-ASEAN PARTNERSHIP NEGOTIATIONS Weds, August 13, 2008, 1:00 pm – 5:30 P.M. Mandarin Oriental Suites 4th Level Gateway Mall, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City P R O G R A M
by Tsai Shu Hui, AFA Quezon City, Philippines — In pursuit of a more relevant stay in the Philippines and a desire to contribute their talents to the cause of farmers, 2 volunteers from Korea who have been staying in the country the past 6 months decided to join the AFA secretariat as volunteers. Mr. Seo […]
By Tsai Shu Hui, AFA PAKISAMA, together with AFA, organized national consultation – dialogue on ASEAN economic and trade issues that will tackle and analyze the rice crisis from the perspective of the ASEAN region. Multi-sectoral representatives were present in the forum. This included people from the NGO community, farmer groups, and so on. The […]
Quezon City, Philippines – While negotiators from 39 member countries of WTO again meet in Geneva this week for a mini-ministerial meeting in efforts to conclude the much delayed, much controversial Doha Development Round of Negotiations, around 100 farmers and supporters belonging to the Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasaka (PAKISAMA)and other farmer groups and […]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) held a consultation meeting with some farmer organizations and non-government organizations yesterday, June 23, 2008, at the Ugnayan Hall, Partnerships Center, Quezon City, Philippines. Ms. Esther Penunia, Secretary General of AFA, welcomed Mr. Sana Jatta, IFAD CountryProgramme Manager, and Mr. Yolando Arban, IFAD Philippines Country Programme, on their […]
Mr. Kang Min Su, the former Secretary General of the Korean Alliance of Farmer (KAF) and the Korean Alliance against the KorUS FTA, arrived in the Philippines on June 12 to join AFA as volunteer staff for advocacy work. Mr. Kang has a wide experience in advocacy work for farmers’ organizations in Korea. He was […]
