Blog post by Ana P. SantosMore from Ana P. Santos The tailors and seamstresses at the Kamuning Public Market in Quezon City are legendary for custom tailoring and couture at off-the-rack prices. They can stitch anything from office and school uniforms to wedding gowns. The Kamuning Public Market was closed last March when an enhanced community […]

Blog post by Genevieve EstacaanMore from Genevieve Estacaan Thoughts of loneliness and anxiety ran through Lynda’s mind as she volunteered herself to enter into self-isolation. What transpired not only disrupted her work, but meant not being able to attend to the child she was breastfeeding. Everything happened fast. Just a few days ago, she had high […]

Blog post by Genevieve EstacaanMore from Genevieve Estacaan Haifa is one of the many overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) forced to go back home when the pandemic began. She had been working as a domestic helper in Oman for the past three years. Her contract had expired and the lower demand for OFW domestic helpers made her […]

Blog post by Ana P. SantosMore from Ana P. Santos It started with pineapples. One thousand five hundred pieces of them. Sonny Reyes, 49, had planned the timing of his harvest carefully. He was all set to meet his target of having enough to harvest in March. The timing would allow him to take advantage of […]

Blog post by Ana P. SantosMore from Ana P. Santos The secret to selling fruits is making your customers laugh. “When a customer asks me if the mangoes are sweet, I tell them that it is so sweet that it will make you forget your husband,” laughed Jane Viernes, whose easy smile and witty comebacks make […]

In celebration of Women’s Month, women’s and children’s rights activists, dubbed ‘girl defenders’ across the Philippines called on the House of Representatives to immediately pass the bill prohibiting and declaring child marriage as illegal. In a virtual rally organized by the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD), with support from Oxfam Philippines, members […]

Blog post by Genevieve EstacaanMore from Genevieve Estacaan For Sabel, it was like a scene from a movie. It was around 11:00 in the evening when a police car rushed through their quiet street, waking up the neighbourhood. Suddenly, the police came down from the vehicle and rushed to their house to collect her sisters. “We […]

Financial inclusion and increased social protection are critical as the Philippines is experiencing an economic downturn brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside the series of disasters that hit the country in 2020. These findings were spotlighted in the latest study called “Building Elements of Sustainable Disaster Risk Financing Strategy” launched on Friday by Oxfam, a […]

Following the Father’s Day celebration, Oxfam Pilipinas is recognizing and encouraging the men who step up and respond to the call for equality in doing unpaid care work with their partners, via the webinar “Usapang Gawaing Bahay sa Panahon ng Pandemya,” and the launch of the #FlexYourHouseband Challenge. For many Filipinos, working from home has become more […]

Vice President Leni Robredo together with other women leaders and women’s rights advocates kicked off the International Women’s Day celebration ahead of March 8 with a virtual march spotlighting the role of women at the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a virtual march organized by the development organization Oxfam Philippines together with the Philippine […]