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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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PEOPLE'S JOURNAL April 20, 2010  That’s the motto of the crews of McDonald’s.
But this may apply just as well to the way we hold elections in this poor excuse for a nation. Why? Because every new electoral exercise we hold is dirtier than the previous one — in the broadest sense of the word, that is. Just give us clean elections this time — no vote padding/shaving, no ballot snatching, no electronic Garci, no shooting or bombing of voting centers, and no littering and piling of garbage. Read more here. |
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3 LGUs to implement MDG projects |
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VISAYAN DAILY STAR April 17, 2010 Three local government units in Negros Oriental have signed a memorandum of understanding with the La Liga Policy Institute for the implementation of a two-year project, which aims to achieve the Millenium Development Goals in the localities, a Philippine Information Agency press release said.
La Libertad Mayor Dodong Limkaichong, with Mary Magdalene Villegas representing the local government of Dauin, and Rosabelle Sanchez of Sibulan local government unit signed the memorandum with La Liga Policy Institute managing director Rolando Cabigas at the Silliman University Multimedia Center in Dumaguete City, Thursday. Read more here. |
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NGO says LGUs crucial to defense of forest, marine resources |
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MANILA BULLETIN April 7, 2010 Local government units (LGUs) play a key role in promoting environmental sustainability and the sustainable use of the country’s natural resources, La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga) says.
LGUs themselves can finance programs that protect the environment. La Liga’s environment campaigner Jonathan Ronquillo insists.
“LGUs are in a better position to fund and implement programs that will help protect the environment, particularly protected areas and national parks, in their respective localities. They should be the ones co-managing the country’s natural resources together with communities,” he added. Read more here. |
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Lack of funds causes RP to miss MDG targets–group |
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BUSINESS MIRROR APRIL 1, 2010 THE Philippines is missing its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targets mainly because of lack of funds to implement specific programs that will boost basic social and economic services, particularly in education, health and the environment, a policy research and advocacy group said.
To achieve the MDGs, the La Liga Policy Institute (La Liga) stressed the need for the country’s next leaders to identify, fund and effectively programs within the next five years or until 2015, once elected into office.
Jonathan Ronquillo, environment campaigner of the group, said even local governments can help in achieving the MDGs. Read more here. |
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Pangasinan, Negros Oriental LGUs support EU-La Liga project on localized MDGs |
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 BUSINESS MIRROR MARCH 24, 2010 OFFICIALS of concerned local government units (LGUs) in the provinces of Pangasinan and Negros Oriental have expressed full support and cooperation for the successful implementation of a two-year European Union-funded project on localized Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the two provinces.
Alaminos City mayor Hernani Braganza, Bani mayor Marcelo Navarro Jr. and Burgos mayor Domingo Doctor Jr., all in the province of Pangasinan and Sibulan mayor Antonio Renacia, Dauin mayor Rodrigo A. Alanano and La Libertad mayor Lawrence Limkaichong Jr. viewed the inclusion of their towns as a welcome development saying it will boost their on-going initiatives in their localities. |
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‘Partial failure of elections can make Speaker Arroyo acting president’ |
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 NEWSBREAK March 9, 2010 MANILA, Philippines--Whistleblower Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada on Tuesday reiterated warnings of a partial failure of elections that could allow President Arroyo to extend her term in Malacañang.
This can happen in a scenario where the local elections are successful, but the poll machines fail to transmit the results for the national seats, Lozada told Newsbreak on the sidelines of the La Liga Policy institute forum on the credibility of the automated elections. Read more here. |
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