Farmers’ Protest in Gerona, Philippines

In the wake of Super Typhoon Karding, farmers in Tarlac protested, alongside activists from Rice Watch Action Network and Greenpeace Philippines, in a storm damaged farm to call for Loss and Damage finance, a month ahead of COP27, the UN climate talks.

Around 20 farmers and advocates held a banner in the middle of a damaged rice field in Brgy Lagumbao with the message: “TO CLIMATE POLLUTERS: PAY UP FOR LOSS & DAMAGE.” The groups are calling on nations who are historic emitters to pay for the political, social, and financial costs of the climate harm they created to heavily impacted nations. The communities expressed this call, along with local demands for a transition to renewable energy and better prices for agricultural products, through placards. As of writing, the Karding’s agricultural damage reached approximately PHP 3.12 billion.