Mindanao

IPIL, ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY — Once carrying arms for the Moro struggle, a group of 12 former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants are now raising chickens instead of conflict — learning how to build livelihoods through native poultry farming in Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur. These ex-fighters, drawn from recognized MILFContinue Reading

Mindanao, News

Farmers in Kauswagan in Mabuhay town, Zamboanga Sibugay are getting a boost in their livelihoods after the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) turned over a ₱1-million processing center to their association. The facility, handed to the Kauswagan Integrated Farmers & Service Association (KIFSA), will expand production of the community’s signatureContinue Reading