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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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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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Kitanglad: Investing in Nature pays off |
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BUSINESS MIRROR
June 26, 2010  As the Philippines joins the world in celebrating 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity, biodiversity conservation effort is taking its peak in Mount Kitanglad, one of the few remaining rain forests in the Philippines and host to one of the mot important diverse species of rare and endemic wildlife. Biodiversity conservation in Mount Kitanglad highlights the effort of various stakeholders, the experiences and lessons learned with people living in communities who share the bounty of its vast natural resources and play a crucial role in environmental protection. Read more here. |
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Noynoy urged to use rice budget of DA for organic farming |
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MANILA BULLETIN June 8, 2010 Organic farming advocates are asking incoming President Noynoy Aquino to use a big chunk of the P3.5-billion fund of the Ginintuang Masaganang Ani (GMA) rice program to promote organic farming and develop the production of natural fertilizer nationwide.
Roland Cabigas, managing director of La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga) and a co-convenor of Go Organic! Philippines, said Aquino and the new chief of the Deparment of Agriculture (DA) must use the P500 million intended for the promotion and development of organic fertilizers in the 2010 national budget to sustain the gains of the Organic Fields Support Program (OFSP). Read more here. |
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Aquino told not to take pork barrel hostage |
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BUSINESS MIRROR May 22, 2010 BUDGET activists warned presidential front-runner Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III against taking lawmakers’ pork barrel hostage, as well as impounding the budget intended for basic social services, saying that doing so will make him no different from President Arroyo.
Leonor Magtolis-Briones, lead convenor of Social Watch Philippines, and Jonathan Ronquillo, environment campaigner of La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga), said Mrs. Arroyo is notorious for withholding funds, which hampers the delivery of social services. 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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Boosting advocacy vs climate change |
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 July 6, 2010
The La Liga Policy Institute and the British Embassy in Manila will facilitate citizens’ participation in the planning and budget processes for the environment and climate change sector.
The La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga) and the British Government through its Embassy in Manila has formally forged ties to undertake a project aimed at facilitating citizens’ participation in the planning and budget processes for the environment and climate change sector. Read more here. |
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Noynoy urged to adopt ‘green’ policies |
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MANILA BULLETIN June 23, 2010 The La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga) has called on incoming President Benigno Aquino III to adopt climate-sensitive, low-carbon policies and programs under the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) and achieve environmental sustainability. La Liga said this is needed if the country wants to comply with the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) targets under the United Nations- Millennium Declaration. La Liga environment campaigner Jonathan Ronquillo said the incoming Aquino administration should recognize climate change as an urgent national development issue that needs to be integrated in the overall government’s “3 Ps” or policies, programs and pondo (fund). Read more here. |
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LP, Noynoy told not to tinker with budget |
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THE DAILY TRIBUNE May 23, 2010 A former economic official warned potential President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III of being “no different from President Arroyo” if he intends to use the budget as a tool to expand alliances in the House of Representatives,
Taking the legislators’ pork barrel hostage as well as impounding budget for basic social services will make Aquino no different from Arroyo who is notorious for taking control of the people’s purse, University of the Philippines Prof. Leonor Magtolis-Briones, lead convenor of Social Watch Philippines (SWP), said yesterday. Read more here. |
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Negros LGUs, policy group partner in EU-funded project |
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MANILA BULLETIN April 22, 2010 DUMAGUETE CITY (PNA) — Three local government units (LGUs) here have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with La Liga Policy Institute for the implementation of a two-year project which aims to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in the localities.
La Libertad Mayor Lawrence Limkaichong, together with Mary Magdalene Villegas representing the local government of Dauin and Rosabelle Sanchez of the Sibulan local government unit (LGU) signed the MoU together with La Liga Policy Institute Managing Director Rolando Cabigas late last week at the Silliman University Multimedia Center. Read more here. |
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