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MDG Pathways Partnership Dialogues with Negros Oriental LGUs |
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Habitat Malabon Housing - Site Visit by Samahang Pangnayon 373 |
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In partnership with the City Government of Navotas and Habitat for Humanity Philippines, La Liga Policy Institute is helping in the development and construction of low cost residential units as part of the Tanza Socialized Housing and Development Project - an eight hectare housing program. As a result of the conciliation and mediation initiatives undertaken by La Liga under its Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program, at least 74 housing units shall be constructed and awarded to the member families of Samahang Pangnayon 373, an Urban Poor Organization in Brgy North Bay Boulevard, Navotas City. The photos above show SP 373 during a site visit on Habitat's Housing Project in Brgy. Panghulo, Malabon. The SP 373 families were able to inquire on the technologies, designs and materials to be used for the construction of the homes in Brgy. Tanza Navotas. |
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2011 budget may become more 'climate sensitive' |
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THE PHILIPPINE STAR August 22, 2010 MANILA, Philippines - A pro-environment organization welcomed the government’s initiative to “rework” the 2011 national budget, saying such move opens a new window of opportunity for the government to allocate a more “climate-sensitive” budget.
La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga) environment campaigner Jonathan Ronquillo said President Aquino should be able to recognize climate change as a crucial national development issue that needs to be addressed. Read more here. |
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Aquino urged to have definite policy on climate change |
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MANILA BULLETIN August 26, 2010 The La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga) has called on President Aquino to issue a firm policy on climate change as it noted that predictions on weather patterns point to disastrous impact on agriculture and fisheries.
It noted that the Philippines is considered one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world and this alone should compel the President to issue his policy on combating climate change, with El Niño alone affecting 43 percent of all agricultural land. Read more here. |
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Organic farming pushed as part of RP's climate change strategy |
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THE PHILIPPINE STAR August 12, 2010 MANILA, Philippines - Organic farming advocates are pushing for the promotion of organic farming as a climate change mitigation and adaptation strategy in the Philippines.
Oscar B. Zamora, a professor at the University of Los Baños (UPLB) Department of Agriculture and a convenor of Go Organic! Philippines, pointed out that organic farming or organic agriculture production systems are less prone to extreme weather conditions such as drought, flood and waterlogging...
...In a paper titled “Organic Agriculture as a Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy,” Zamora identified some of the climate change resilient crops and potential substitute for rice during low rainfall periods. Read more here.
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NGO seeks climate-sensitive nat’l budget, dev’t plan |
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MANILA BULLETIN August 9, 2010 Budget reform advocates have called on President Aquino and Congress to restructure the 2011 budget and make it more climate-sensitive.
La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga) environmental campaigner Jonathan Ronquillo said his group welcomes the announcement by the Palace that it would rework the budget, noting that it opens a new window of opportunity for a budget that is attuned to the campaign against climate change.
“President Benigno Aquino III should be able to recognize climate change as a crucial national development issue that needs to be addressed,” Ronquillo noted. Read more here. |
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Marikina, NGOs sign deal for disaster readiness |
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MANILA BULLETIN August 5, 2010 Marikina City has signed a deal with non-government organizations (NGOs) and the private sector to boost the city’s capacity to overcome disasters like the killer typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng that swamped the city last year.
Mayor Del de Guzman and Vice Mayor Jose Fabian Cadiz led the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with private sector-partners creating the Marikina Disaster Readiness Alliance (MDRA). Read more here. |
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Review of hybrid program lauded |
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MANILA BULLETIN August 2, 2010 Organic farming advocates are praising Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala for ordering a review of the hybrid rice program and rice import policy.
Roland Cabigas, managing director of La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga) and a convenor of Go Organic! Philippines, said such review is needed in the face of the “apparent failure of the hybrid rice program and rice importation policy to address perennial problems, including poor production, supply shortage, and price control.” Read more here. |
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Groups urge Aquino to meet MDGs by 2015 |
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MANILA BULLETIN July 28, 2010 The Alternative Budget Initiative-Social Watch Philippines (ABI-SWP), a broad civil society network, has expressed surprise why President Aquino made no mention of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) during his State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on Monday.
This was strange since these goals, set by the United Nations (UN), have to be met by 2015, a year before he leaves office, the network said. Read more here. |
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Gov’t urged to invest more on environment |
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MANILA BULLETIN July 18, 2010 A non-government policy organization urged the Aquino administration to invest more on the environment, particularly the preservation of the country's protected areas and national parks.
La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga) environment campaigner Jonathan Ronquillo cited that of the total 109 Protected Areas and National Parks, most of them only receive an annual budget ranging from P150,000 to P300,000. Read more here. |
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Junk impounded-budget legacy of GMA, NGOs ask Aquino |
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BUSINESS MIRROR July 11, 2010 PRESIDENT Aquino should do away with his predecessor’s “impounded legacy” by releasing funds consistent with its programs and policies, particularly on urgent national development issues like climate change.
La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga) environment campaigner Jonathan Ronquillo said the past administration’s notoriety of withholding the release of budgets caused the Philippines to miss crucial Millennium Development Goals (MDG) targets, particularly MDG 7, whose objective is to obtain “environmental sustainability.” Read more here. |
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FAO sees need for doubling global food production |
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MANILA BULLETIN July 9, 2010 The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called on developing nations to double its budget for the agriculture sector to sufficiently provide for the needs of increasing populations.
During the “Investment Forum for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific” held last Wednesday at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Mandaluyong City, FAO director general Dr. Jacques Diouf said “food production will need to double in the developing world by 2050 in order to feed the growing population.” Read more here. |
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PEOPLE'S JOURNAL June 28, 2010  Eating healthy food should not merely be a choice; it should be a right that is guaranteed by the state.
After all, the Constitution itself requires the State to “promote the general welfare” of the people.
With the spread of so-called “lifestyle diseases,” people nowadays turn to organic food or those grown naturally without the use of fertilizers and pesticides.
But since few farmers are encouraged to go into organic farming because of the high cost and the marginal yield, naturally grown cereals, vegetables, fruits, and livestock are in short supply and, therefore, expensive. Read more here. |
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British Embassy supports RP environment program |
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MANILA BULLETIN July 7, 2010 The British Embassy in Manila disclosed that it will be supporting a program that aims to prioritize the environment and climate change in the new Philippine development plan. The British Embassy in Manila has tied up with the La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga) in implementing the project, “In Pursuit of a Low Carbon Development Track and a Climate Sensitive Budget,” which seeks to enhance public participation in the advocacy and budgetary process in combating climate change. Read more here. |
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