Over a thousand farmers, consumers and various rice stakeholders led by Bantay Bigas held a protest dubbed as “Rise for Rice! Junk Rice Liberalization!” today,
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Category: Press Release
RICE LIBERALIZATION: A SPELLING CRISIS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF FILIPINOS – NNARA Youth
The National Network of Agrarian Reform Advocates-Youth calls for the urgent repeal of RA 11203 or Rice Liberalization Law. A year has already passed since
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Rural Women Advocates say no to Rice Liberalization Law
We, the Rural Women Advocates (RUWA), continues to strongly denounce the enactment of RA 11203 Rice Liberalization Law. In the wake of its implementation, Filipino
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Filipino rice farmers lost P75B last year due to depressed farm gate prices – groups
Manila, Philippines – The Bantay Bigas rice watch group, Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women and Anakpawis Party-list announced that Filipino rice farmers lost at
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Amihan urges national condemnation of Duterte’s latest “crime against humanity” against Lumad bakwit
Amihan urges national condemnation of Duterte’s latest “crime against humanity” against Lumad bakwit Manila, Philippines – The Amihan or National Federation of Peasant Women joined
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Peasant women group joins protest vs. charter change
The National Federation of Peasant Women (Amihan) today joined the protest at the House of Representatives in Batasan Hills, Quezon City led by Anakpawis Partylist
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Amihan demands justice for Jennifer Tonag, killed peasant women leader in Northern Samar covered by MO32
Manila, Philippines – “We call for justice for the brutal killing of Jennifer Tonag, a peasant women leader of Northern Samar who was active in
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Peasant women group urges DA to use quick response fund to aid farmers and fisherfolk families affected by volcanic eruption
The National Federation of Peasant Women (Amihan) urged the Department of Agriculture to use its P1 billion quick response fund to aid farmers and fisherfolk
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Rice watch groups carry on petition signing in Cavite fishing areas to scrap Rice Liberalization
Bacoor City, Cavite – The Amihan or National Federation of Peasant Women and Bantay Bigas rice watchdog group, along with the fishers group Pamalakaya, held
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Peasant women group, rice watch group urge farmers and rice stakeholders to “Rise for Rice” as first anniversary of RA 11203 nears
The National Federation of Peasant Women (Amihan) and rice watch group Bantay Bigas urged farmers, consumers and other rice stakeholders to join and intensify the
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