Category: Philippines
Groups demand return to work of locked-out shipyar...
Posted by Galileo de Guzman Castillo | Mar 27, 2019 | Corporate Accountability, Philippines | 0
Climate justice group demands real solutions to me...
Posted by Galileo de Guzman Castillo | Mar 22, 2019 | Philippines, The Commons | 0
Indigenous women mark March 8 protesting dam proje...
Posted by admin2 | Mar 8, 2019 | Philippines, The Commons, Women | 0
No to Rice Trade Liberalization Law, An Anti-Farme...
Posted by admin2 | Mar 6, 2019 | Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Philippines, Trade and Investment | 0
RCEP must not undermine farmers’ rights, esp...
Posted by admin2 | Feb 27, 2019 | Asia/World, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Philippines, The Commons, Trade and Investment | 0

Farmers from Sumalo, Bataan engaged in a dialogue with Agrarian Reform officials to expedite the land distribution process in the contested former Litton Estate. June 6, 2022. DAR Central Office, Quezon City. Photo by Joseph Purugganan.
FARMER-BENEFICIARIES FROM BATAAN LAUD ACTION ON AGRARIAN LAND, CALLS ON DAR TO EXPEDITE PROCESS OF LAND DISTRIBUTION
by Anisa | Jun 6, 2022 | Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Media Release, Philippines | 0
PRESS RELEASE FARMER-BENEFICIARIES FROM BATAAN LAUD ACTION ON AGRARIAN LAND, CALLS ON DAR TO...
Read More[Analysis] Deconstructing a dismaying outcome
by Walden Bello | May 19, 2022 | Opinion/Analysis, Philippines, Power and Democracy | 0
by Walden Bello ‘One would not be surprised if, after a year, the Marcoses and...
Read MoreMonsoon
by Galileo de Guzman Castillo | May 18, 2022 | Blog Post, FOCUS Dispatch, Philippines | 0
2022 May 14 By Galileo de Guzman Castillo[i] Shall this be the terminus or high time...
Read MorePrecarious Road Ahead: The Continuing Struggle of Workers against Contractualization in the Philippines
by Joseph Purugganan | May 18, 2022 | FOCUS Dispatch, Opinion/Analysis, Philippines | 0
By Joseph Purugganan In his final labor day address to workers, outgoing Philippine...
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2,000 individuals from different food producing sectors and communities held a protest march in Lucena City, Quezon Province on April 18 to shed light on the issues they are confronting and to challenge electoral candidates to respond to these problems. Photos from Danilo Carranza.
2,000 farmers, fishers, IPs mobilize for ‘radical reforms’
by Anisa | Apr 18, 2022 | Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Philippines, Social Movements, Statement | 0
LUCENA CITY – To commemorate the International Day of Peasants’ Struggles last April 17, around...
Read MoreINWARD FLOWS AND UNDERTOWS: Investments in the Bangsamoro
by Anisa | Apr 12, 2022 | 1Post Types, Corporate Accountability, Philippines, Posters and Infographics, Trade and Investment | 0
Development in the Bangsamoro: Whose Agenda and Interests? INWARD FLOWS AND UNDERTOWS: Investments...
Read MoreReseed
by Galileo de Guzman Castillo | Apr 5, 2022 | Blog Post, FOCUS Dispatch, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Philippines | 0
2022 April 1 By Galileo de Guzman Castillo[i] You, who’ve fed the world with...
Read MoreMeet the Filipino Socialists Challenging Rodrigo Duterte’s Right-Wing Rule
by Anisa | Mar 31, 2022 | Focus in the News, Philippines, Power and Democracy | 0
by Walden Bello Six years ago, I made the only recorded resignation on a question of...
Read MoreTrade Justice Pilipinas laments new law that liberalizes foreign investments
by Anisa | Mar 7, 2022 | Philippines, Statement, Trade and Investment | 0
Trade Justice Pilipinas has criticized the Duterte administration for prioritizing liberalization...
Read MoreGrey Economy and Sickly Recovery: Informal Women Workers in Pandemic-Ravaged Philippines
by Galileo de Guzman Castillo | Mar 3, 2022 | COVID-19 Updates, FOCUS Dispatch, Opinion/Analysis, Philippines, Women | 0
Last month, on January 27, the Duterte administration’s economic managers released a joint...
Read MoreNo Recovery Without Justice
by Bianca Martinez | Mar 3, 2022 | COVID-19 Updates, FOCUS Dispatch, Opinion/Analysis, Philippines | 0
As the Philippines entered the second year of the pandemic, the Duterte administration geared up...
Read MoreTrade Justice Pilipinas to PH Government: Act on Human Rights Concerns, Don’t Attack the Messengers
by Anisa | Feb 24, 2022 | Philippines, Power and Democracy, Statement, Trade and Investment | 0
Last February 17, 2022, the 705-member European Parliament adopted with a vote of 627 votes in...
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