by Admin | Jan 24, 2023 | Economic Rights, Impact Stories, Uncategorized
ECONOMIC RIGHTS Organic Farming: Feeding the World Without Destroying It by Elijah Macaspac Organic farming helps mitigate climate change and play a huge part in environmental protection. Through the years, conventional farming has contributed to the degradation of...
by Admin | Jan 24, 2023 | Economic Rights, Impact Stories, Uncategorized
ECONOMIC RIGHTS The Organic Backyard of an Elderly Farmer by Elijah Macaspac “In five years, I see myself teaching my family and kids about organic farming. In five years, all I will see in our neighborhood are green trees, indicators that we are taking care of the...
by Admin | Jan 24, 2023 | Economic Rights, Impact Stories, Uncategorized
ECONOMIC RIGHTS Agri-Credit Interventions as a Lifeline for Filipino Farmers by Elijah Macaspac As Filipino farmers face worrisome challenges, agri-credit interventions can be a source of lifeline for them. Farmers have been greatly affected by the downturn of their...
by Admin | Dec 5, 2022 | Human Rights, Impact Stories, Uncategorized
HUMAN RIGHTS Press Release on Court of Appeals decision to correct the false death certificate entry of Lenin Baylon, casualty of the anti-illegal drug campaign in 2016 December 5, 2022 “Panahon na para itama ang mali” – Groups urge Marcos to probe EJK cases as CA...
by Admin | Jul 30, 2022 | Economic Rights, Impact Stories, Uncategorized
The key to good coffee? Give farmers better quality of life ECONOMIC RIGHTS Photo from Bote Central Groups push for PRESENT bill as social enterprises bloom Social enterprises in the Philippines and in Asia have been dubbed as ‘potential game changers’ as they...
by Admin | Jul 30, 2022 | Economic Rights, Impact Stories, Uncategorized
Mayani: Using tech to help farmers feed Filipinos, ensure market, and reduce food waste ECONOMIC RIGHTS Photo from Mayani Photos showing truckloads of disposed fresh produce went viral in the months after the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were imposed. This opened...
by Admin | Apr 5, 2022 | Impact Stories, Rights in Crisis and Emergencies
RIGHTS IN CRISIS AND EMERGENCIES Promoting peace, one story at a time Normina Limbona, 19, is one of the community patrollers of S’bang ka Marawi. Mina, as she is fondly called by friends and family, started as a patroller in September 2020. Since then, she has...
by Admin | Nov 15, 2021 | Impact Stories, Newsroom, Rights in Crisis and Emergencies, Uncategorized
RIGHTS IN CRISIS AND EMERGENCIES Capacitating Local Leaders to Initiate Community-based Disaster Response Armiya Diocolano Edon, 40, is a Barangay Kagawad of Tamontaka 5, Cotabato City and an active participant of the Disaster Risk Reduction Network. For years, she...
by Admin | Nov 15, 2021 | Impact Stories, Newsroom, Rights in Crisis and Emergencies, Uncategorized
RIGHTS IN CRISIS AND EMERGENCIES Road to recovery: a community’s effort to rebuild shelters post-disaster Coping mechanisms in disaster-stricken communities of Cotabato City vary in every household. While some take the biggest blow on their livelihoods, others are...
by Admin | Sep 30, 2021 | Human Rights, Impact Stories, Newsroom, Uncategorized
HUMAN RIGHTS Online Legal Mission, Hatid ng ZOOMBUNGAN ng Bayan By Pauline Abello Kahit pa naantala ng pandemya ang paghahatid ng legal missions sa komunidad, patuloy ang pagbibigay ng libreng legal advice mula sa mga abogado ng IDEALS, Inc. Humigit kumulang sa 458...