CARRD launches its official newletter

Posted Wed, 09/01/2010 - 17:32 by National Secretariat

01 September 2010--The Center for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (CARRD) has launched its official newsletter entitled: News from the Grassroots.

To subscribe to their newsletter, please e-mail Mr. Edwin Nerva, Executive Director, at carrdinc@gmail.com.

PhilDHRRA supports full disclosure of local budget and finances, and bids and public offerings

Posted Tue, 08/31/2010 - 15:42 by phildhrra

A MANIFESTO
SUPPORTING THE FULL DISCLOSURE OF LOCAL BUDGET AND FINANCES,
AND BIDS AND PUBLIC OFFERING

Fixing our farms

Posted Tue, 08/31/2010 - 15:15 by phildhrra

first posted in http://opinion.inquirer.net

on 31 August 2010

by Dr. Cielito Habito

 

Consider the following facts, all drawn from official statistics:

“Seventy percent of the Filipino poor can be found in the rural areas, where the dominant source of livelihood is farming. Farmers, especially coconut farmers, make up the poorest segment of our population.

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