by Admin | Jun 5, 2023 | Economic Rights, Uncategorized
ECONOMIC RIGHTS Gardening for Change: Promoting backyard gardening for food security By Elijah Macaspac During the COVID-19 lockdown, a new wave of Filipino gardeners emerged. Many turned to this new hobby to utilize downtime at home, deal with the stress of the...
by Admin | May 31, 2023 | Economic Rights, Uncategorized
ECONOMIC RIGHTS ‘Kaagapay sa Hanapbuhay’ gathers farming communities from Luzon and Mindanao to improve food security and resilience By Elijah Macaspac Agriculture is the main driving force of the economy in rural areas where most Filipinos live. As farming is deeply...
by Admin | Apr 18, 2023 | Economic Rights, Uncategorized
ECONOMIC RIGHTS Empowering Women Farmers to Empower Community Photo from Ecosystems Work for Essential Benefits, Inc. (ECOWEB) Women’s participation in society is a significant factor in overall economic growth. Community-based development is a recourse that can...
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 | Jan 4, 2023 | Economic Rights, Uncategorized
ECONOMIC RIGHTS Farmers feed the country – it’s about time we listen to them By Elijah Macaspac The Philippines is one of the top exporters of bananas in the world, but still, most banana growers belong to the poorest and most disadvantaged groups of our...
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 | Nov 15, 2022 | Economic Rights, Newsroom, Uncategorized
ECONOMIC RIGHTS A Sustainable Future through Organic Farming by Elijah Macaspac Amidst the wearying economic conditions, and worsening impacts of climate change, the elderly farmers in Mawab, Davao de Oro cultivate a sustainable future through organic banana farming....
by Admin | Oct 19, 2022 | Economic Rights, Uncategorized
ECONOMIC RIGHTS Agricultural Financing: A Land Bank Case Study Agriculture finance empowers farmers to improve their productivity and income while supporting them to contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction in the country. The Agri-Agra Reform Act, or RA...
