Philippines

P1.3 B ready for investment in Maguindanao
- Philstar
- 20 January 2016
The Gintong Ani Corporation of Singapore aims to initially put up a 5,000-hectare oil palm plantation in Datu Odin Sinsuat town in Maguindanao.
Philippines islanders unite to resist "land grab" palm oil companies
- Truth-out
- 10 January 2016
Farmers on Palawan are being tricked into giving land away to palm oil companies with local government support. Those who resist the land grabs are now in fear for their lives following the murder of a prominent campaigner.
Farmers, indigenous peoples thumb down expansion of oil palm plantations
- Bulatlat
- 05 November 2015
About a hundred farmers and indigenous peoples voiced out their opposition to the expansion of oil palm plantations in Philippines with nine companies from Malaysia and Indonesia, have signaled their intention to invest in Mindanao.
Understanding land grabbing, land rights in the 21st Century
- Focus
- 28 August 2015
It is critical for farmers and advocates of land rights as well as the general public to understand how and why land grabbing is happening to make a more effective, strategic campaigning to address and stop it.
Foreign company to develop 30,000 hectares for oil palm
- Sun Star
- 03 August 2015
New Britain Palm Oil Ltd (NBPOL), a palm oil company operating in Papua New Guinea and in Solomon Islands is looking at Mindanao as its next area for expansion.
Singapore’s Black River sells stake in PH’s AgriNurture in $7.2m deal
- Deal Street Asia
- 02 August 2015
Singapore-listed firm Black River Capital Partners Food Fund Holdings Pte Ltd has sold most of its stake – pegged at $7.2 million (P331.2 million) – in the Philippine fruit and vegetables company AgriNurture Inc.
Land Inc.
- TerraProject
- 30 June 2015
Land Inc. is a journey across Brazil, Dubai, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Madagascar the Philippines and Ukraine to document what some define as a form of neocolonialism, and others as a chance for development: land grabbing
#NoLandNoLife | An urgent appeal to respect the human rights of the lumads in Mindanao, Philippines and to end the militarization of their communities
- PAN AP
- 11 June 2015
Lumad (indigenous) communities in Mindanao, Philippines appeal to end the militarization of their villages and to stop the human rights abuses by the armed forces.
World Bank, Japan agency offer farm loan for Philippines
- WSJ
- 18 May 2015
A $250 million loan package is being prepared to support foreign investment in farms in Mindanao
Palm oil plantations left peasants and indigenous peoples landless, deprived of livelihood, says APC
- APC
- 16 May 2015
NO PALM (Network Opposed to Oil Palm Plantations) established during National Oil Palm Conference held in Davao City on May 9-10 serve as a platform and stepping stone for a broad and strong mass movement against rapid expansion of oil palm plantations in the Philippines.
Palawan: Stop blaming indigenous peoples’ farming practices for deforestation- look at oil palm plantations and mining
- ALDAW
- 28 April 2015
in Palawan, Philippines traditional farming like ‘slash-and-burn’(kaingin) is antagonized through restrictive legislation to pave way for increase land deals for industrial agriculture, especially oil palm and rubber.
Caraga eyed for oil palm amid 1-M-hectare target for Mindanao
- Business World
- 05 April 2015
Mindanao authorities are looking at developing about a million hectares for oil palm farming and nine companies from Malaysia and Indonesia have signaled their intention to invest.