On December 30, 2020, nine Tumandok civilians were killed in a joint police and military operation in Panay Island. Only months after the massacre, a community leader who served as a witness was gunned down, while the victims’ lawyer barely survived a brutal stabbing that left wounds to his head and back. Farmer-scientist network Magsasaka […]
As the year closes, we celebrate the strength and resilience of MASIPAG farmers and rural communities. Through their labor, care for the land, and solidarity, they sustain our food systems and keep hope alive for a just and humane agriculture. This year is especially meaningful as MASIPAG marks forty years – a milestone that reflects […]
Development cannot truly happen when human rights violations persist. MASIPAG asserts that genuine development is impossible when farmers, scientists, and development workers continue to face harassment, red-tagging, and other forms of human rights violations. As we mark International Human Day, MASIPAG denounces the persistent attacks on development workers and farming communities, and the militarization that […]
Ban hazardous pesticides and break free from toxic agriculture! On December 2-4, 1984, Bhopal, India witnessed the world’s deadliest industrial disaster when a toxic gas leak claimed over 22,000 lives and exposed more than half a million people to its deadly fumes. The harm inflicted lasting suffering, with no accountability from the corporation. The tragedy […]
On December 30, 2020, nine Tumandok civilians were killed in a joint police and military operation in Panay Island. Only months after the massacre, a community leader who served as a witness was gunned down, while the victims’ lawyer barely survived a brutal stabbing that left wounds to his head and back. Farmer-scientist network Magsasaka […]
Development cannot truly happen when human rights violations persist. MASIPAG asserts that genuine development is impossible when farmers, scientists, and development workers continue to face harassment, red-tagging, and other forms of human rights violations. As we mark International Human Day, MASIPAG denounces the persistent attacks on development workers and farming communities, and the militarization that […]
This year, the country faced a series of typhoons, earthquakes, and other disasters that left communities more vulnerable than ever. While these are natural hazards, their impacts have been worsened by failed and ghost projects because of corruption and neglect. As floodwaters engulf fields and homes, and structures collapse, the suffering of the Filipino people […]
COP30 in Belém has ended. Yet what lingers is not what was agreed, but what was conspicuously absent. The Just Transition Mechanism was announced, and the Global Mutirão was celebrated, but agriculture, food systems, land, and the farmers who sustain them were once more excluded from the center of climate decision-making. Their absence hangs heavily, […]
