HACIENDA LUISITA: A decades-long struggle for the right to food
The Right to Adequate Food
The right to adequate food is a fundamental human right. It is both freedom from hunger and entitlement to food that meets dietary needs whichare free from adverse substances, culturally acceptable, in large enough quantities, physically and economically accessible and with sustainable supply for present and future generation.
Advocacy & Policy Work
Together with right to food victims and other non-governmental organizations, FIAN Philippines dialogues with appropriate government officials or agencies and participates in other actions to stop or prevent right to food violations. It also joins other organizations in lobbying at the government’s executive, legislative and/or judicial branches to propose or oppose laws, policies or programs that promote or hinder the right to food.
Pass the ‘Zero Hunger’ Bill!
In the Philippines, there is no law which expressly guarantees the right to adequate food for all. Even the Philippine Constitution does not clearlyrecognize the right to food, although Article 3, Section 1, guarantees the right to life which is the foundation for the right to adequate food. A clear policy framework is required on how to completely address hunger which remains a major issue in the Philippines.