These are the proceedings of the Peoples’ Conference Against Corporate Onslaught on Rice and Food. With the theme “Save Our Rice! Resist Agrochemical TNCs!,” the conference was held on 17 October 2023, at the Conference Hall Open Space of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (CIDS), Diliman, Quezon City. The conference aims to: (1) Gather advocates from different sectors to reaffirm solidarity in resisting different forms of corporate advances that trample on people’s rights and welfare, particularly the rice industry and local food systems; (2) Acknowledge objective criticisms of the International Rice Congress 2023 and to different corporate-influenced and -led projects in the country. This includes how their policies negatively affect Filipino food producers, among others; (3) Showcase people’s initiatives and advocacy campaigns in resisting corporations; and
(4) Collectively lay down directions for RESIST’s actions amid the widespread corporate onslaught in our country.