The day the President did not stand for the poor
Thursday, December 13th, 2012 Posted in Agriculture and Fisheries, Bloggers, Grow, Land Use, Reflections | No Comments »Text: Marie Madamba-Nunez, Public Campaigns Manager Photos: Veejay Villafranca for Oxfam Right after President Benigno Aquino III left, the hall broke down into tears and shouts of rage. It was a painful sight to see. Media people ran in all directions, not ...
Casiguran March for Justice: Walk for Land, Water and Forest Daily Updates
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 Posted in Grow, Land Use, Poverty, Rural Women | No Comments »Oxfam in the Philippines is supporting and closely monitoring developments of the ongoing march of Casiguran farmers, fishers and indigenous people against the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone. We will be continuously posting updates on this page. CASIGURAN MARCH Wrap-Up Day 5 (November ...
Casiguran March for Justice: Walk for Land, Water and Forest
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 Posted in Grow, Land Use, Poverty | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_2609" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Marchers start the 2nd day of the more than 300km walk to Manila from Casiguran Aurora province Northeast of the Philippines. More than 100 farmers, fisherfolk and members of indigenous tribes decided to march to Manila ...
‘Sendong’: a disaster that was waiting to happen
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 Posted in Disaster preparedness, Emergencies, Land Use, Women in Emergencies | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_1590" align="alignnone" width="502" caption="Evacuees fill an entire public gymnasium in Macasandig Village in Cagayan de Oro City after Typhoon Sendong displaced more than 26,000 families and left close to 1,000 dead. With no running water and adequate bathrooms, evacuation ...
Who’s buying up farmlands in the Philippines?
Friday, November 12th, 2010 Posted in Agriculture and Fisheries, Land Use, News, Poverty | No Comments »Local civil society and farmers groups called for an immediate review of the land lease agreements entered into by the government on behalf of the farmers and landowners with foreign investors for food and biofuel production. The groups, composed of Trade ...