Local governments declare support for farmer-led organic certification Davao City Launches PGS Certification

Farmers have twice the reason to celebrate this Kadayawan Festival. In further recognition and support for the growing number of small-scale organic producers, the City Agriculture Office, along with local farmers’ groups and non-government organizations is launching the Davao City PGS, a coalition supporting the practice and implementation of participatory guarantee system (PGS). The PGS is an alternative product certification system more beneficial and appropriate to local and smallholder organic production.

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Culture of Defeat

Digging up on old issues of Gimbao (newsletter publication of the defunct DEMS or Development Education Media Services Inc.) I came upon this article by Davao scholar and historian Macario D. Tiu, written 19 years ago. The essay entitled “Culture of Defeat”. strikes me as still throbbing with bloody reality and still very relevant to the present-day crisis in Philippine society. And so I decided to have it reprinted in full here -

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