IBON slams proposal to cut rice tariff

Importation not a solution but the reason behind worsening rice crisis
The bid to lower rice tariffs to bring in more importation is a problemati c p roposal since the country’s growing dependence on rice imports is precisely the reason behind the worsening rice crisis.
In reaction to the proposal made at the government’s Food Summit to [...]

Lifting rice import quota won’t bring down rice prices – Ibon

‘Why make the culprit the solution?’ think-tank asks gov’t
Malacañang’s decision to lift rice import quota will not bring down rice prices but will only hugely benefit rice traders and give them further control over prices and the distribution of rice, said independent think-tank IBON Foundation.

KALIKASAN-PNE expresses opposition on the construction of two high rise condominiums in Subic forest

The Arroyo government seems to be an eternal legacy of tendering benevolence over foreign companies and multinational corporations, hoping to attract more foreign investment but at the expense of jeopardizing its people and the environment. This inclination is nothing new to environmental advocates who strongly express dismay and opposition to another environmental crime committed under [...]