Murky Boracay land reform direction threatens island’s future, Malaynon livelihood
For the people of Malay, Aklan, Duterte's plans for Boracay are of truly heightened interest.
Changing the Charter, across administrations
Philippine presidents often make the oath to create charter change. The Duterte administration wants to do the same. Why and what for?
Rice production and need for conserving prime agri lands, as told by numbers
Declining rice land, low production and conversions of agricultural lands threaten security of Philippine rice supply.
Common-good land protection over other interests, through policies and numbers
MANILA, Philippines With land being a limited and finite resource, human demand and utilization have gotten in the way of upholding environmental protection and ethical land use and conversion. In fact, with the 30 million hectares of land in the...
Farmers’ infighting lead to disruption of farming activities
The ideal situation for any sector in any community is to be united in campaigns, calls for action, and even in planning up to implementation. However, in same cases, members have differences in intents and ideologies, leading to infighting and...
‘Progress’ at the expense of farmers’ interests
Filipino rural communities are caught in the crossfire between agrarian reform and "development" through infrastructure.
Guiding paralegals on agrarian reform
In the struggle towards a reformed land sector, getting to grips with the law is a must.
Working for the change you want to see: CSO work and IP communities
MANILA, Philippines – There are changes in our society that we want to see; there are things that need attention to be at par with the needs of citizens, some just need tweaks and improvements to be more apt and...
Philippine IPs, by policies and numbers
MANILA, Philippines – With October signaling the annual celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Month, it is more and more apt to talk about the indigenous people in the Philippines as well as their communities. The Philippine Statistics Authority defined “indigenous...