A new land sector development framework is poised to reform the way land is used and developed.
#AgriFYI: Planning the Land Sector’s Future
A new land sector development framework is poised to reform the way land is used and developed.
#AgriFYI: Continuing security of land tenure
MANILA, Philippines – Agrarian reform policies in the past has benefited some of Filipino farmers all over the country. In one part, this is a success worth celebrating – seeing lives of formerly landless farmers transformed through the hope of …
Du30 mentions ‘green’ policies in second SONA
In second address to nation, Duterte urges government agencies to act on food production crises in climate change-affected areas, and enaction of National Land Use Act.
RECAP: Duterte’s 2016 SONA and what happened since
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivered on July 25, 2016 his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). In it, he made a detailed litany of plans and vision for the country, not only in his first year, …
#AgriFYI: National Land Use Act
Will an act on nationwide land use be vital for the future of the agriculture, manufacturing, and services industry as well as the lives of many Filipinos?
#AgriFYI: IPs, protected areas, and territories
Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and supposed-to-be protected areas in our country have been left behind for too long. However, in Congress lies a sliver of hope.
#AgriFYI: DENR and agrarian reform
MANILA, Philippines – It has been three decades since the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) has been instituted. With the aim of redistributing some nine million hectares of public and private agricultural lands, the program was the supposed saving grace …
Duterte’s first year rated by ‘green’ groups
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s administration received yesterday an overall failing mark for its first-year performance on “environment and social justice” from a 40-member coalition. The Green Thumb Coalition, in a press conference, explained that the Duterte’s words …
Dispatches from Davao, Digos under Martial Law
Gene Paolo Gumagay offers a perspective from cities in Southeastern Mindanao, 300 kilometers away from the fighting in Marawi