Downloadables from FairTrade and PELSPI RTD on safeguards

May 18, 2007 in Downloadables, Safeguard Measures

New *ppoint downloads taken from Fair Trade Alliance (FairTrade) and Philippine Employer-Labor Social Partnership, Inc. (PELSPI)’s forum on safeguards entitled: “The Missing Nets: Safeguards for Industry and Agriculture,” held last May 3 at the Conrado Benitez Hall, PRRM Building, Mo. Ignacia Ave. cor. Dr. Lazcano St., Quezon City.

• Presentation from the Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Association
• Trade Remedies and Maladies: The Philippine Experience (Powerpoint presentation by Atty. Tanya Lat)
• CAWC, Inc. Safeguard Measure Case

Forum program
Various FairTrade articles and resources on safeguards
Forum on safeguards: The Missing Nets (Safeguards for Industry and Agriculture)

Downloadables from FairTrade and UNDP RTD on mining

May 17, 2007 in Downloadables, Mining

Links to the *ppt presentations of Fair Trade Alliance (FairTrade) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s forum on mining entitled: “In Pursuit of Socially Responsible Mining…” last March 30, 2007 held at Conrado Benitez Hall, PRRM Building, Mo. Ignacia Ave. cor. Dr. Lazcano St., Quezon City.

• Mining and the Philippine Laws
• Promoting a responsible and sustainable minerals industry

Forum in pursuit of socially responsible mining
Forum program
United Nations Development Programme Philippines
Philippine Mining Act of 1995

Downloadables from FairTrade RTD on RP-China farm deals

May 16, 2007 in Agriculture, Bilaterals, Downloadables

Here are the papers/presentation of Fair Trade Alliance (FairTrade) and Foodfirst Information and Action Network (FIAN)’s roundtable discussion on the Philippines-China farm agreeements held at PRRM Headquarters last March 30, 2007:

• RP-China Farm Agreeements: What’s in store for the Filipinos? (Powerpoint presentation by PEACE’s Steve Quiambao and FIAN’s Pao Nartea)

Various papers distributed during the event from PEACE Foundation and UNORKA

• Emerging rural challenges to the administration of PGMA
• Memorandum of observations on the RP-China farm agreements
• Supplement to memorandum of observations
• Farm agreements with China lacks soil protection
• RP-China Agricultural Agreements: The Observed Implications
• RP-China Farm Agreements, tutulan!
• Junk the one-sided agreements with China!

Roundtable discussion on the Philippines – China Farm Agreements
Round table discussion program
Philippines, China to sign 19 farm deals totaling P240B
Manila sets to sign $4.9-B worth of farm deals with China