A fertilizer crisis unfolds

April 27, 2026

Are we headed to the inevitability of food insecurity or famine from a war that is not of our own making but brings the heaviest toll on us? More expensive fuel and fertilizer should not be a threat if only the Philippine government protects the domestic economy, local food production, and the direct food producers—the farmers and fisherfolk.

Poverty due to weak engines of growth

April 2, 2026

Infoposts from Rice and Imperialism at a risky crossroads

March 22, 2026

Agriculture, the crisis the government won’t talk about

February 27, 2026

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Philippine agriculture is suffering, but government planners barely talk about this now.

Peste

October 16, 2025

Hindi ko napigilan ang pangingilabot — sa laki ng kumpanyang iyon, literal nilang ginawang pestisidyo ang mga manggagawa. Mano-mano. Isa-isa.

Candoni: Gone forever?

October 16, 2025

The uplands of Candoni are now being devastated by the Hacienda Asia Plantation, Inc. (HAPI), a palm oil company of the big conglomerate DM Consunji Inc.

Corruption’s Toll: What Php197B could have done for farmers

September 30, 2025

Marcos Jr’s rice populism: Short-term optics, long-term hunger

August 7, 2025

The worsening reliance on imports to contain increases in domestic rice prices is a problem that will persist if the government keeps scrimping on support for rice producers.

IBON hits limited BBM Na! program

May 23, 2025

The BBM Na! program smacks of insincerity. It rations rice to poor households, scrimps on funding, and leaves out millions who also struggle to afford food.  This is far from the sweeping effort needed to make Php20 rice a reality and is just a public relations gimmick dressed up as policy.