CCNCI & Tabi - BFS engages in dialogue with Sto. Domingo LGU to discuss the agroecology bill
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The Climate Change Network for Community-based Initiatives, along with Tarabang Para sa Bicol - Bicol Farmer School, engaged in a productive dialogue with Sto. Domingo Municipal Councilor Hon. Marvin B. Baloloy this August 17, 2026 in the Pamahalaang Bayan ng Sto. Domingo.
The delegates from different non-governmental organizations explained the practice of agroecology in agricultural production with the Bicol Farmer School serving as a prime example of its practical application to Hon. Baloloy. CCNCI also stressed the importance of agroecology amidst the record-breaking heat that will be brought about by the incoming Super El Nino and emphasized the role of agroecology as a means to mitigate its destructive effects in the agricultural sector.
According to Hon. Baloloy, the agricultural sector faces key challenges at present. Foremost, he explains that plots of land that were once utilized for agricultural production have been converted into factories for the utilization of large private corporations while some were converted into road networks. Hon. Baloloy further explains that generations of agricultural families have been demoralized to continue farming, sharing his own experience on how his grandfather was involved in agricultural production but dwindled when it was passed unto him.
All barangays except Poblacion, he mentions, have farming areas and were once active in the agricultural economy of the Bicol Region. Give this context, Hon. Baloloy expressed willingness to implement a program gradually introducing agroecology to the farming residents of Sto. Domingo. Key caveats regarding the responsibilities and participation of civil society organizations in the aforementioned bill were also delineated during the consultation.
With this in mind, specific data on the characteristics of the agricultural industry in the municipality of Sto. Domingo will be consulted with the Municipal Agriculturist who will provide information in the process of crafting the localized ordinance lifted from the Agroecology Bill. CCNCI welcomes the willingness of the local government of Sto. Domingo. The organization further reiterates that now, more than ever, is the time to start the gradual transition of our farmers into a more sustainable and resilient approach to combat the intensifying climate crisis.
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