Pormal na nagsampa ng kaso sa Joint Monitoring Commitee noong Agosto 7 ang mga residente na dating nakatira sa East Bank, Brgy. Sta. Lucia, Floodway laban sa lokal na pamahalaan ng Pasig. Katuwang ang Bayan Metro Manila at Karapatan Metro Manila, itinala ng mga dating residente sa Joint Monitoring Commitee ang paglabag ng mga karapatang…
Ultimately, agricultural imports could worsen the situation by displacing local producers and increasing our import bill.
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Research group IBON said that the recently released second quarter 2018 growth figures confirm the fundamental reason for rising food prices: underdeveloped agriculture from government neglect. While the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law is the most proximate driver of inflation within the Duterte administration’s control, the agricultural sector’s underdevelopment is the long-term…
Research group IBON doubted that projected revenues from imposing tariffs on unlimited rice imports instead of quantitative restrictions (QRs) on the staple would be enough to support farmers’ production. The group stressed this amid worrisome agriculture decline and increasing food prices, which the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) yesterday used to justify proposals for…
In a protest in Mendiola today, indigenous peoples groups led by Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (KATRIBU) called Pres. Duterte “anti-indigenous peoples” and called for his ouster. Indigenous leaders, educators, and advocates commemorated the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples with decentralized protests in Manila, Nueva Vizcaya, Baguio City, Pampanga, Iloilo, Surigao del Sur, Davao City,…
“A welcome development.” This is how members of terminated outsourced employees of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) under the banner of the PLDT Organization of Workers and Employees for Rights (POWER) see the sponsorship of Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resource Development chairman, Senator Joel Villanueva of the Senate Bill No….
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