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Hindi "sakto" sa pananampalataya ng mga Pilipino sa Makapangyarihang Diyos na taun-taon na lamang nating nararanasan ang malawakang pinsala na mula, sa malaking bahagi, sa kakulangan natin ng preparasyon. Upang maging "sakto", manalangin ng akma, kumilos at labanan ang kasamaan. Manalangin para sa pagpigil ng unos, patibayin ang mga bahay at pangharang sa dalubyo ng tubig at lahar, palaganapin ang mga mangroves at pagbawalan ang walang humpay na pagputol ng kahoy at quarrying. Ipaglaban ang karapatang makakuha ng mabilis at scientific na impormasyong ipaaabot ng mass media at government agencies. Higit sa lahat, panagutin ang pabaya, makasarili, magnanakaw at mga namumulitikong pulitiko at ehekutibo. Sila'y mga walang puso at pagmamalasakit. Ipagdasal na mawala na sila at bumoto para sa mga tunay na lalaban para sa Diyos at Bayan! Buhayin natin ang sarili bilang Sovereign Filipino People!

-Maria Lourdes Sereno

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We've Missed the Entire Point About GMO Food -- A Farmer Explains Why Let's get this straight: we're killing off hundreds of millions of acres not for human food, but primarily for fuel and feed? That's a real head scratcher right there.

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Small Breadwinners By chamclowderAugust 15, 2015Philippines, Social Justice, SocietyChildren, Children's Rights, Social Conditions THE LITTLE BOY knocked on the window of the café last night, holding up a plastic basket. Scrunching his lips at it, he indicated with raised eyebrows and wide open eyes that it was in our…

Sovereign By chamclowderAugust 9, 2015Philippines, Politics2016 Presidential Elections, Democracy, Philippines, Voter education PREAMBLE We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society, and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals an…

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UN official says questions remain on GMO health impact, business practices A UNITED Nations (UN) representative undertaking a weeklong visit to the Philippines expressed her opposition to the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs

https://ph.news.yahoo.com/phl-now-biggest-grower-gm-000000971.html

Phl now biggest grower of GM crops The Philippines is now the twelfth biggest grower of genetically modified (GM) crops.

Genetic resources have a critical role to play in feeding the world — especially as climate change advances faster than expected — and much more needs to be done to study, preserve and utilize the biological diversity that underpins world food production, says a book released by today: http://bit.ly/1xowa6v

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DZME Agri Unlimited (Dec 6 2014) This is the December 6 2014 Episode of the SEARICE Segment on Farmers Rights and Welfare in the DZME Radyo Uno 1530 kHz AM Program Agri Unlimited. The topic ...

SEARICE made a presentation on the results of the Human Rights Impact Assessment of UPOV 1991 and joined the exhibit on seed issues held during the December 5-6 "Harvesting Experiences, Challenges, and Opportunities on Seeds in Asia and the Pacific: A Learning Exchange Forum" held in Brentwood Suites, Quezon City. This forum was organized by a consortium between AFA (Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development) and La Via Campesina. We also featured the forum and some of the participants from South East Asia and Pacific regions during the Dec 6 SEARICE Radio Segment in DZME Radyo Uno

The State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI) 2014 | FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization... The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2014 presents updated estimates of undernourishment and progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and World Food Summit (WFS) hunger targets. A stock-taking of where we stand on reducing hunger and malnutrition shows that progress in hunger redu…

These are pictures from the SIDE EVENT on linking Biological and Cultural Diversity in Agricultural Systems held last October 10 at the CBD 12th COP Mtg

SEARICE is now engaging the 12th Conference of Party (COP) meeting of the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) held at Pyengchang, Korea. Here is a SIDE EVENT where we are speaking in tonight!

http://grist.org/food/why-get-big-isnt-the-answer-for-poor-farmers-around-the-globe/

Why "get big" isn't the answer for poor farmers around the globe Here's why farms are getting smaller, not larger, in developing countries.

A display of organic produce of farmers in Arakan, North Cotabato in various shapes and sizes during the Farmers' Day Celebration

Did you know that in the last 100 years the world has lost 75% of its plant varieties? Indigenous populations across the world are coming together to protect what is left. Learn more: http://orgcns.org/1uswkMG

If you missed our radio broadcast last Saturday, you can view a recorded videostream of the episode here: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/51412777 We had two segments. The first was on "Introduction to the Organic Agriculture Act" and the other one is on the "IYFF Demands on Asset Reform and Food & Seed Rights" For the Organic Agriculture Act, we had Dr. Chito Media of MASIPAG and outgoing member of the NOAB (National Organic Agriculture Board) and for the IYFF Demands on Asset Reform and Food & Seed Rights, we had Atty Macky Maderazo and Roy Cabonegro of SEARICE.

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Come find out more about GMOs at our first public seminar on Thursday, August 14th at 5pm!

Home - 2014 International Year of Family Farming THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FAMILY FARMING The 2014 International Year of Family Farming (IYFF) aims to raise the profile of family farming and smallholder farming by focusing world attention on its significant role in eradicating hunger and poverty, providing food security and nutrition, improving li…

This is the recent episode of the SEARICE Radio Segment "Rights and Welfare of Farming Families or Karapatan at Kapakanan ng Pamilyang Nagsasaka" broadcast as part of the radio program Agri-Unlimited co hosted by Dr. Raffy Barrozo, Roy Cabonegro and George Carriedo. Our topic today (Aug 2) is on the "Advantage of Family Farming in the Conservation of Agricultural Biodiversity". We had as resource persons, Ms. Anabell Plantilla of DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) at si Attorney Seth Ferrer of SEARICE. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/18174602 For comments, inquiry or to propose topics for the next episode, kindly post your comments or send us an SMS at 0916 2304515. Thanks

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Here is the latest episode of the SEARICE Radio Segment "Karapatan at Kapakanan ng Pamilyang Nagsasala" with the topic: PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF FARMING FAMILIES TO ACCESS AND BENEFIT SHARING (ABS) FROM GENETIC RESOURCES IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (PAGTATANGGOL SA KARAPATAN NG PAMILYANG NAGSASAKA SA PAGKAMIT AT PAKIKIBAHAGI SA BENEPISYO MULA SA MGA BINHI SA PAGKAIN AT AGRIKULTURA) co hosted by Dr Raffy Barosso and Roy Cabonegro with Dr Choy Mamaril of the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI)-Department of Agriculture as resource person. Send your inquiry and feedback by commenting to this post. Thanks
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/50522636

SEARICE in Radio: Radyo Uno DZME 1530 KhZ AM DZME MANILA

http://news.sciencemag.org/asiapacific/2014/07/researcher-sues-block-retraction-golden-rice-paper

Researcher sues to block retraction of golden rice paper Guangwen Tang argues that withdrawing nutrition study would amount to defamation

P50-M subsidy for Yolanda-hit farmers approved Tacloban City – Farmers in Eastern Visayas who were badly hit by super-typhoon Yolanda are about to get substantial financial assistance via the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) under t...

Pangilinan: Want economic growth? Put farmers, fisherfolk first The private sector, including creative businessmen and social entrepreneurs, can make the biggest impact on agriculture, says the agriculture official

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Agri groups go to SC over modified eggplants Producers, traders and consumers of organic food will file Friday in the Supreme Court a petition to intervene in opposition to government-backed field trials of genetically modified eggplants.