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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.

CARRD Newsletter Issue 1

Posted Wed, 09/01/2010 - 17:32 by National Secretariat
CARRD Newsletter Issue 1

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.

Fixing our farms

Posted Tue, 08/31/2010 - 15:14 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.

Midnight Mining Deal Hit by Green Groups – Palawan activists get national and international support

Posted Wed, 06/09/2010 - 10:40 by National Secretariat

Manila – Green groups accused the DENR of fast-tracking a mining contract in Palawan, calling the agreement a “midnight deal that is insulting and a threat to ecological balance not only in Palawan but in the whole Philippines.”  Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) stated that they have reliable information that a mining contract has been approved by DENR, without the necessary consultations and failing to secure consent from affected communities. 

Can RP go beyond seeing OFWs mitigating economy's shortfalls?

Posted Wed, 06/09/2010 - 10:24 by National Secretariat

First posted at abs-cbn news.com

MANILA, Philippines - The decade that opened the new millennium may be remembered as the decade for a sector whose acronym —OFW (for overseas Filipino workers) - is a Southeast Asian country’s trump card, or flagship, for economic development.

Sustaining the Beauty of Garcia Hernandez

Posted Tue, 06/08/2010 - 13:59 by National Secretariat

    Garcia Hernandez is a booming town lying at the southern coast of Bohol. It is 53 kilometers away from Tagbilaran City and is blessed by natural and man-made destinations, like, the Seventh Heaven Caves, Tambuko Cave, and the Garcia Hernandez Roman Catholic Church.

Forum on the ADB

Posted Thu, 06/03/2010 - 11:30 by phildhrra

A forum on the project, entitled, “Strengthening Social Accountability Mechanisms for Food Security and Agricultural Development,” was held last 18 May 2010 at the Discovery Suites, Makati, wherein the Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA) presented the study findings on the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) public expenditure process on the agriculture sector.

Philippines’ Farmers for Food (PhilFF) Project

Posted Tue, 06/01/2010 - 18:15 by National Secretariat

As a continuing endeavor to strengthen the capacities of sugar and corn farmers, the Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA) has just partnered with the National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO) in implementing a project, entitled, “Philippines’ Farmers for Food (PhilFF).”  The PhilFF project is a capacity building initiative for the members of four networks/federations of farmers, namely, National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO), Federation of Free Farmers (FFF), Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasak