The United Farmers of Bagong (UFAB) already exists before KAISAHAN came to our Barangay. We were advised to organize so we could avail various support services from the City Agriculture Office. Before, our organization is not that active and our main...
I have been tilling my land for decades now, even before we were finally installed in August 2016. I am really happy when we got formally installed because I could stop worrying about my land being taken away by previous landowners. Good thing, the p...
As a farmer, I already lost my trust for DAR and the government. We never got any assistance from them even though we ask them many times for support for our farming activities. It is really hard to be a farmer tenant. I got a lot of debts, and the o...
We organized SALUFA (Salvacion United Farmers Association) after Yolanda (Haiyan) because we were advised that it is easier to access support for typhoon victims if they are organized. As a chairperson, it is my task to make sure that the organizati...
August 7, 2009, the signing into law of Republic Act No. 9700, or the CARP Extension with Reforms (CARPER), is a victorious moment for the Sumilao, Banasi and Calatagan (SBC) farmers, as well as the farmers’ organizations and institutions of Refo...
Not your typical teenager from the MTV generation, Augusto "Uge" Roxas at 15 carries the brunt of struggling for his grandparents' tenure in a piece of land in Calatagan, Batangas. He joined the campaign to represent his family in the daunting 300-km...
KAISAHAN's Area-Specific Development Program (ASDP) aims to assist the farmers and empower organizations towards rural development.Although this program has been proven effective over time, it remains that the partners' contribution to ASDP and their...
From the city proper of Ormoc, Lake Danao is the farthest (approximately 25 kilometers away), while Sto. Nino is just four kilometers away from the city. The barangays can be reached through habal-habal - a single motorcycle that can carry peopl...
CARPER Legislative Timeline July 24, 2007 Rep. Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel together with the members of Reform CARP Movement (RCM) filed House Bill 1257 or the CARP extension with Reforms bill (CARPER). November 29, 2007 House Committee on Agrar...
Hope Springs From The Local: 2007 In Review In 2007, the administration's desire to remain in power was desperate. Quoting from a Jesuit academic, "the exploits of the national government this year [2007] has resembled a bad telenovela; the stories ...