Application deadline: February 6, 2026

Oxfam Pilipinas invites media practitioners, journalists, reporters, and multimedia or visual storytellers from the Philippines, whether individuals or teams, to apply for the Patas na Bukas Media Fellowship: Reporting on a Fair and Feminist Climate Future.

As the Philippines remains the world’s most climate-vulnerable country, this media fellowship will equip participants with a feminist reporting lens and tools to produce compelling, justice-centered narratives that would influence public discourse and policy about climate justice.

Moreover, investing in media practitioners means investing in the power of storytelling to drive systemic change. This fellowship will foster informed reporting that highlights the intersection of climate justice, gender justice, and equality—ensuring that the most affected communities are heard and represented in determining solutions to the climate crisis.

The fellowship will run from March 2026 until June 2026. Selected fellows will receive training, mentorship, and support from experts and frontline communities, a platform to showcase their work, and a story grant worth Php85,000 to produce and publish their work.

Oxfam Pilipinas is a rights-based, feminist organization working toward an equal and just future for all. It is part of the Oxfam International confederation of 22 organizations networked together in over 70 countries. If you have a passion for storytelling, climate and gender justice, and would like to use your skills for impacted communities, then this is an exciting opportunity for you. To apply, please read the details below.

Objectives of the Media Fellowship

• Capacity-building: Capacitate media practitioners in feminist analysis and climate justice to report on the gendered impacts of the climate crisis and intersectional issues.
• Narrative shift using a feminist lens: Promote stories that highlight feminist analysis and climate justice demands from the grassroots and civil society organizations, moving beyond disaster coverage to focus on social accountability and solutions.
• Network support: Support Oxfam Pilipinas and its partners’ work and media advocacy, while providing a platform for media fellows to promote their work.

Patas na Bukas Media Fellowship Design

Oxfam Pilipinas will hold a media fellowship to empower Filipino media practitioners to advance justice-centered coverage of the climate crisis and produce high-quality stories that spotlight systemic inequality, gendered impacts, and social accountability.

• Duration: March-June 2026
• Participants: Five (5) fellows (individuals or teams)

Design Components:

• Training: The media fellowship training includes learning opportunities from experts, organizations, and representatives of communities or organizations that are among the most affected by the climate crisis.
• Story grant: Applicants will submit a story proposal as part of the application, which will be considered in selecting the media fellows. Successful applicants will receive a grant of Php85,000 to produce and publish stories using a feminist lens, based on the agreed story plan.
  • Oxfam Pilipinas may offer its partner communities and organizations as potential or additional story leads or sources to media fellows.
• Mentorship: The committee will guide the fellows in doing feminist reporting. They will submit the draft story, which the committee shall review to help sharpen the feminist lens, not for editorial control.
• Showcase: Stories of the media fellows will be published and featured on Oxfam Pilipinas’ website, social media accounts, and other platforms to drive people to the website and encourage the fellows and their network to reshare the content.

Media fellows’ roles and responsibilities

Successful applicants are expected to:

1. Participate in the week-long media fellowship training
2. Communicate and coordinate with Oxfam Pilipinas throughout the fellowship 
3. Ensure that their stories are published by their media organization or in other media outlets, with a mention that these were produced under the Oxfam Pilipinas media fellowship program 
4. Participate in meetings and civil society advocacy spaces when necessary
5. Submit the published stories with the accompanying visuals (photos, visuals, illustrations, or similar outputs) and link to the published outputs.

Oxfam Pilipinas’ roles and responsibilities

1. Provide a story grant of Php85,000 to media fellows to cover the expenses for producing the story, based on the story plans co-developed with and approved by Oxfam Pilipinas. 
2. Provide mentoring and support to the fellows throughout the program to develop sharper feminist analysis, and provide input and feedback on all outputs prior to publication. 
3. Showcase and promote the media fellows’ outputs on its platforms, including but not limited to the website, social media, and activities or advocacy spaces.  

Oxfam Pilipinas has the right to use both the stories, photos, videos, and accompanying multimedia or visual content on its digital platforms (website and social media), in publications and other printed materials, and at events and advocacy spaces, as it sees fit, either in excerpt or in whole.

Eligibility Criteria for selection of media fellows

1. The fellowship is open to media practitioners, journalists, and multimedia or visual storytellers in the Philippines with at least four (4) years of experience.
2. With experience in covering climate and environment issues, women’s human rights, and development issues in the context of the climate crisis and justice.
3. Committed to building feminist solidarity and a just and equal future.
4. Must be able to travel for the fellowship activities as required.
5. Proficient in English and Filipino.

Individual and team applications are welcome. For team applicants, it must be made in the name of both co-applicants.

Application process

The applicant must submit an expression of interest with the following documents:

1. Completed application form (online form/downloadable application form)
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Two work samples in English, Filipino, or local language (with Filipino or English translation)
4. Story proposal (400 words). The proposal must be related to the theme, “Reporting for a Fair and Feminist Climate Future.” It must include a brief description of the output, context, and simple budget plan.
5. Letter of endorsement
   • For full-time employee/applicant: Endorsement letter from the applicant’s media organization
   • For freelance media practitioner/applicant: Endorsement letter from an editor or head of a media organization
   • Please include the publication guarantee of the output stories from your media organization (optional for freelance journalists)

Submit your application, along with the required documents, through this online application form.‍ Only complete applications will be considered.

If you have any issues with the online form, you can email your completed application and other requirements. Use the subject line “Patas na Bukas Media Fellowship: <Indicate if individual or team> Application” and send it to communications@oxfam.org.ph on or before February 6, 2026, 11:59 PM.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Key dates

• February 6, 2026: Application deadline
• February 2026: Selection period
• March 2026: Announcement of media fellows
• March 2026: Media fellowship training (one week)
• March-May 2026: Story drafting and submission
• June 2026: Story publication and promotion

By applying to this fellowship, you are agreeing to the following conditions:

• You are certifying that all material and documentation you submitted are authentic, original, and belong to you.
• As an applicant and if accepted as a fellow, you agree to conduct yourself with decency and avoid any public display, communication, or material that is obscene, indecent, offensive to public morals, or violates generally accepted norms of conduct, including but not limited to acts that glorify crime, promote illegal drug use, or offend any race or religion, as defined by prevailing Philippine laws and standards.
• You are giving your consent to Oxfam, its partners, and authorized staff to collect, store, use, and process your information in compliance with the Data Privacy policy and guidelines.