The term “organic” has fast become a buzzword in the country’s public and private sectors, especially since the launching of the Go Organic! Movement, of which PRRM is a member, in 2008. From being a mere product of either luxury or lack of choice, organic has grown to be an urgent need or requirement and a promising investment as witnessed by the guests and participants of the “Organic 101: Experiencing the Organic Way of Life”, a whole-day event organized by the La Liga Policy Institute and the PRRM.

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Camarines Norte – a province located in the Bicol region of Luzon, and a ten-hour drive from Metro Manila. Known for its rich mines and sea bounty, it is home to jewelry, crafts, the pineapple and coconut industries, and to sea food and the Kadagatan festival. This was where the 7th Summer Youth Camp of the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Youth Association (PRRYA) was held.

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Orlando L. Maddela, Jr.
January 11, 1951 – April 24, 2009
He may have lost his battle, but he fought till he breathed his last.
That may be said of Ka Orly Maddela who for the past two years had struggled to win over his health problems. While his condition confined him to a hospital bed, he managed [...]

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Water situation in the Philippines. The Philippines obtains its water supply from different sources. These include: rainfall; surface water resources (i.e., rivers, lakes, and reservoirs); and groundwater resources. The country has 18 major river basins and 421 principal river basins as defined by the National Water Regulatory Board (NWRB).

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Members of the Go Organic! Movement applauded the Department of Agriculture (DA) for concretizing its commitment to sustainable agriculture, in the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between DA and the Go Organic! Movement for the Phase 1 of Organic FIELDS Support Program (OFSP) held yesterday.

“Going into organic agriculture has obvious and proven ecological and health benefits as well as long-term impacts to productivity and farmers’ income. This is definitely a breakthrough undertaking by the DA,” said Atty. Efren Moncupa, lead convenor of Go Organic!.

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