SINGAPORE – The Asian Seafood Improvement Collaborative (ASIC) and the certification assessment body NSF International have announced a joint collaboration to promote sustainability compliance with small-scale shrimp farmers in Southeast Asia. The collaboration supports the launch of the ASIC Shrimp initiative, a stakeholder-driven improvement framework built by seafood sector stakeholders from the Southeast Asian region. ASIC […]

The 1,000 richest people on the planet recouped their COVID-19 losses within just nine months, but it could take more than a decade for the world’s poorest to recover from the economic impacts of the pandemic, reveals a new Oxfam report today. ‘The Inequality Virus’ is being published on the opening day of the World […]

Oxfam lauds House Resolution 1494, introduced by Representative Loren Legarda, to urge the Climate Change Commission to submit the Philippine Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), conveying the highest possible climate ambition in reflection of the government’s strong commitment to contribute to global efforts to advance global justice.

PRESS STATEMENT January 12, 2021 It is unfortunate that we begin the New Year with the news that the Philippines failed to submit its Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Climate Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). All Parties to the Agreement and the Convention were asked to submit their NDCs […]

PRESS STATEMENT January 12, 2021 It is unfortunate that we begin the New Year with the news that the Philippines failed to submit its Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Climate Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). All Parties to the Agreement and the Convention were asked to submit their NDCs […]

Blog post by Patricia Miranda, Anam Parvez Butt, Jeanette Kindipan-DulawanMore from Patricia Miranda, Anam Parvez Butt, Jeanette Kindipan-Dulawan Positive prospects amid the pandemic Girls have been given much reason to hope in the Philippines. This November, a historic first, the Senate unanimously approved the Girls Not Brides bill, which proposes to criminalize child marriage. Now the House of […]

Calling all Journalists from Asia to submit your entries for the 2020-21 Journalism for an Equitable Asia Award, which encourages more journalists to write for a fairer Asia that works for all its people! Articles should cover how vulnerable communities across Asia are facing challenges from COVID-19, but go beyond to include issues such as inequality, […]

Blog post by Ces De Castro-VillaMore from Ces De Castro-Villa Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, women’s choices and rights to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care have been deprioritized and ignored. Additional contraception methods and SRH information, while identified by the Department of Health as essential life-saving devices, are not evenly implemented as essential requirements of both national […]

Blog post by Oxfam PilipinasMore from Oxfam Pilipinas In the Philippines, Oxfam, together with our local partners, are providing immediate aid and support to the most affected communities in areas affected by Covid-19 in Eastern Samar, armed conflict in Mindanao, and the succession of destructive typhoons in October and November 2020 that battered Luzon Island. These […]

Following the onslaught of Super Typhoon Goni (local name Rolly), international NGOs Oxfam, ADRA, and World Vision, together with local partners Coastal core and Peoples’ Disaster Risk Reduction Network, with funding from the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), will provide immediate aid to the most affected communities in the hard-hit areas of […]