By RUTH LUMIBAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The Philippines is an agricultural country but, ironically, farmers complain of government neglect. Though Eastern Visayas is often hit by typhoons and natural calamities, aid hardly reaches the poorest of the poor: the farmers from far-flung areas. But aside from natural calamities, another disaster plagues the farmers of Eastern […]
Global Voices Inks Partnership with the Philippines’ Kodao Productions
Global Voices has signed a content partnership with Kodao Productions, an alternative media company based in the Philippines. Established in 2000, Kodao is recognized as one of the oldest existing alternative news groups in the country. The word ‘kodao’ refers to an indigenous calendar used in southern Philippines to mark social events in a tribal […]