Filipinos were rightly and justifiably outraged by aerial images of a private resort nestled at the foot of the Chocolate Hills of Bohol, complete with a swimming pool, water slides, and cottages that stood out like plastic monstrosities on one of the Philippines’ remaining natural treasures. Within hours of being posted on social media, the videos featuring the tourist offerings of Captain’s Peak Garden and Resort in Sagbayan town ignited a viral uproar. And for good reason. “It
Over 26 years ago, Congress passed Republic Act No. 8435, known as the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act or Afma. One would expect that two and a half decades later, we should be seeing palpable improvement and modernization in our farm and fisheries sector. But a recent assessment by the country’s foremost think tank, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, asserts that our agriculture and fisheries (AF) sector remains far from modernized. Indeed, not a few Filipinos probably feel that outcomes on farmers’ incomes and welfare, and food availability and accessibility including prices, point to retrogression rather than modernization. It
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