We are urging Congress to immediately pass GARB and junk CARP and Charter change. GARB will be our last line of defense in our efforts to protect our lands against this new type of invasion and it will be a big step forward for our economic prosperity.
Considering the push of the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo regime for Charter change and the extension of the fake Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), the extinction of the Filipino farmer is not far-fetched and we can say goodbye to food self-sufficiency for our country. Charter change will allow 100-percent foreign ownership of land, and CARP has been inutile at best and is even used as an excuse for rampant land-grabbing by both local and foreign corporations.
Here in the Bicol region, two out of three farmers do not own the land they till. This jibes with the national data that seven in 10 farmers are landless. We have also received reports that foreign corporations are targeting thousands of hectares of agricultural lands in the region, particularly in the provinces of Albay and Camarines Sur, for biofuel plantation. Now if the global land grabbing spree is to reach us in full force, there would be no farmers left in Bicol.
The only protection we can see now — in fact it is already in Congress — is the Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill (GARB), or House Bill 3059, a bill written by us peasants to protect our right to land and achieve food security for our country. It will ensure that our lands will be used for the benefit of the majority of the Filipino people and not just for the few moneyed elite
yeah we definately do kawawa naman ang mga kababayan natin nagugutom dahil sa tangang pangulo nakakahiya sya pati sa ibang bansa ginagawa nya tayong mga patay gutom goodness gising mga kababayan palayasin nyo na si arroyo!!! at ang mga tuta nya na kumakain nang kaban nang sariling hirap nyo.....
The Philippines are in big trouble. They have been importing rice for more than a hundred years. That country has never developed a system of autarky (self-sufficiency). It buys a lot of its goods from other countries and exports its people to other countries as cheap labor.
Meanwhile internationally traded rice prices hit fresh record highs over US$1,000 a tonne overnight after a range of Asian countries, including Vietnam, India, China, and Indonesia either banned or restricted rice exports, causing panic on global markets. The price of rice has risen nearly 50% in the last month.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand, which is expected to announce next week it will keep rates on hold for now, has said it is watching the Asian growth and inflation outlook closely.
Mas malaki ang kita ng mga kurakot kung mag-iimport ng bigas kay sa tutulungan ang mga magsasaka para tumaas ang rice production.
qzxwxzq 2 years ago
I miss the good old days when the Philippines used to export rice.
phildaguy 2 years ago
We are urging Congress to immediately pass GARB and junk CARP and Charter change. GARB will be our last line of defense in our efforts to protect our lands against this new type of invasion and it will be a big step forward for our economic prosperity.
progay 2 years ago
Considering the push of the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo regime for Charter change and the extension of the fake Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), the extinction of the Filipino farmer is not far-fetched and we can say goodbye to food self-sufficiency for our country. Charter change will allow 100-percent foreign ownership of land, and CARP has been inutile at best and is even used as an excuse for rampant land-grabbing by both local and foreign corporations.
progay 2 years ago
Here in the Bicol region, two out of three farmers do not own the land they till. This jibes with the national data that seven in 10 farmers are landless. We have also received reports that foreign corporations are targeting thousands of hectares of agricultural lands in the region, particularly in the provinces of Albay and Camarines Sur, for biofuel plantation. Now if the global land grabbing spree is to reach us in full force, there would be no farmers left in Bicol.
progay 2 years ago
The only protection we can see now — in fact it is already in Congress — is the Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill (GARB), or House Bill 3059, a bill written by us peasants to protect our right to land and achieve food security for our country. It will ensure that our lands will be used for the benefit of the majority of the Filipino people and not just for the few moneyed elite
progay 2 years ago
I thought Thailand was the biggest exporter of rice. Am I right??
up2nothing 3 years ago
Philippines is the BEST !!!
Another World Record - "The biggest rice importer in the world"
Please keep this "World Record" until the end of Human Species.
This is a very sweet ... awesome development and Filipinos can be proud of !!!
Mabuhay ang mga Filipinos - the most voracious rice eater/consumer on the surface of this planet.
IloiloWindEnergyLtd 3 years ago 2
haha.. you guys can't even produce your own food.
kewlkewl12 3 years ago
fuck we need food..
crunkdizz 3 years ago
yeah we definately do kawawa naman ang mga kababayan natin nagugutom dahil sa tangang pangulo nakakahiya sya pati sa ibang bansa ginagawa nya tayong mga patay gutom goodness gising mga kababayan palayasin nyo na si arroyo!!! at ang mga tuta nya na kumakain nang kaban nang sariling hirap nyo.....
tagutomSiJuanD 3 years ago
pwede naman kumain n bigas na mais
when i was in samar at age 7 years old my grandmother we use corn rice
pagiling noy lng bigas n sya kaso iba tlga lasa kung marunong kau mg luto
masarap din ..
zelcutie 3 years ago
lets go on a diet and eat insects
Nakorn24 3 years ago
The Philippines are in big trouble. They have been importing rice for more than a hundred years. That country has never developed a system of autarky (self-sufficiency). It buys a lot of its goods from other countries and exports its people to other countries as cheap labor.
tacotony24 3 years ago
That was surprisingly cogent for the MSM.
161803 3 years ago
Meanwhile internationally traded rice prices hit fresh record highs over US$1,000 a tonne overnight after a range of Asian countries, including Vietnam, India, China, and Indonesia either banned or restricted rice exports, causing panic on global markets. The price of rice has risen nearly 50% in the last month.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand, which is expected to announce next week it will keep rates on hold for now, has said it is watching the Asian growth and inflation outlook closely.
ofInterestNZ 3 years ago