Newly-formed NGO network challenges Duterte as soon-to-be president to protect, support development
Seventeen development and humanitarian NGOs gathered in a national consultation to form ASCENT (Assert Socio-Economic Initiatives...
"Uphold our right to food self- sufficiency"
Import liberalization to blame for ‘fake rice’
The Philippine Network of Food Security Programmes (PNFSP) is deeply alarmed over reports of “fake rice” circulating in public markets as...
Is Jatropha Worth the Trouble?
Toxic Dr. Saturnina Halos, chairman of the Department of Agriculture's Biotechnology Advisory Team, said in a forum on biofuels that...
A Class of its Own
by Siegfred Valmones Excitement enlivened the morning of March 17, 2008. Tani Ramirez couldn't contain her happiness as she watched her...
Bantay Bigas Calls for Land Distribution during Dialogue with NFA Council
Bantay Bigas also pressed for adequate subsidies and support services for farmers. They further recommended that the government allocate...
Distributing Relief Packs in Isabela
PNFSP's food security work in project areas in the two sitios was interrupted due to typhoon Juan, which damaged the livelihood of the...
