As millions of Filipinos today are suffering from the skyrocketing of the rice prices, the government should seek not just short term solutions but also long terms solutions in terms of food security for its people to avert the looming rice crisis. The government is firmly claiming that there is no rice stocks shortage and yet it is struggling to source rice from other countries like Vietnam.
A 7-minute video documentary on the struggle of the T’bolis in Southern Philippines who have been robbed of their rights to develop their ancestral domain. Since 1991, many of the Lumad families have moved to the nearby villages due to the expansion of the coffee plantation, which is owned by the Consunjis.
Kontradevagg is short for Kontra Development Aggression. This is a portal site managed by non-government organizations and cause-oriented groups aimed at resisting the development aggression that hounds the indigenous peoples and other voiceless sectors of the society.