Philippine Farmers to march on foot for 60 days to reclaim land

Quezon City, Philippines — As a non-violent way of protesting the more than 10 years of injustice they have gone through in trying to reclaim their ancestral land, 50 “lumad” farmers belonging to the Mapalad Multi-purpose Cooperative (MPC) will march on foot from their hometown of Sumilao, Bukidnon in the south to the capital city […]

AFA goes autonomous!

The Executive Committee of AFA decided to put up its own secretariat office in Manila last July 23, 2007. The decision marked the end of a process of autonomy which began in 2002, facilitated by its NGO partner and catalyst, AsiaDHRRA. It signalled the readiness of AFA leaders to take on bigger responsibilities in organizational […]

AsiaDHRRA participates in Philippines Altour Planning Workshop

Ms. Lorna David, AsiaDHRRA CBRMD Program officer, is set to participate in the Provincial Ecotourism Research Validation and Planning Workshop to be held on October 10-11, 2007, in the Irosin Sorsogon, Philippines. The workshop is being conducted by LIKAS, a Sorsogon-based NGO with the support of Peace and Equity Foundation, the Foundation for Sustainable Society, […]

AsiaDHRRA to present paper in FTCC seminar on women's role in agriculture

Ms. Marlene Ramirez, AsiaDHRRA Secretary General has been invited by FFTC to present a paper on the role of women in agriculture entitled Ensuring Rural Women’s Voice in Agricultural Policy Formulation at the seminar on Enhancement of Women Farmers’ Role in the Development of Rural Asia to be held on October 15-19, 2007 in Suwon, […]

AsiaDHRRA set to participate in 3rd APHD Pan Asia Farmers’ Conference

AsiaDHRRA has been invited by APHD SA to participate in the 3rd APHD Pan Asia Farmers’ Conference to be held on October 17-25, 2007 in the Province of Bohol located in the central part of the Philippines. The event includes two days of field exposure and community immersion in the Diocese of Talibon; and four […]

PDAP’s Push for Organic Rice: Enhancing the Survival of Filipino Rice Farmers in a Liberalized Economic Setting

The Philippine Development Assistance Program, Inc. (PDAP) is a consortium of Filipino and Canadian organizations that for the last 19 years has been working to reduce poverty in the Philippines. In partnership with Philippine NGOs and peoples’ organizations (POs), PDAP develops and implements socioeconomic projects funded through contributions from Canadian NGOs and Official Development Assistance […]

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