We are losing the race against time to fight climate change. This World Humanitarian Day, we want to take action on the climate emergency in solidarity with the people most vulnerable to disasters. We also want to raise the need to accelerate the transition to renewable and sustainable energy as part of our climate action  Join […]

Blog post by Ma. Victoria R. RaquizaMore from Ma. Victoria R. Raquiza The pandemic caught us all by surprise. And since then, we have had to learn and cope and survive for ourselves, our families, and our communities. But, as often observed, a crisis also presents opportunities for us to not just learn, but also to soul search […]

Transparency and redistribution key to historic SDR allocation supporting fairer global recovery from COVID-19 — Oxfam Responding to the IMF Board of Governors’ approval of a Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocation of $650 billion, Nadia Daar, Head of Oxfam International’s Washington DC Office, said: “New SDRs will bring much-needed liquidity to struggling developing countries without adding to […]

Transparency and redistribution key to historic SDR allocation supporting fairer global recovery from COVID-19 — Oxfam Responding to the IMF Board of Governors’ approval of a Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocation of $650 billion, Nadia Daar, Head of Oxfam International’s Washington DC Office, said: “New SDRs will bring much-needed liquidity to struggling developing countries without adding to […]

Blog post by Randee Cabaces More from Randee Cabaces The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to our way of lives. For one, work-from-home arrangements have turned our homes into our workspaces, creating a dilemma about when work exactly begins and ends each day.  The boundary separating work from personal life is even worse for those […]

Sarah, 61, discovered her interest in sewing at the age of nine with the inspiration and guidance of her skilled dressmaker mother. In a family of eight in Datu Abdullah Sangki (DAS), Maguindanao, Sarah and her mother are the only ones who love tailoring. “When I was in Grade 3, my mom encouraged me to […]

Under the scorching heat, a lady holding a megaphone with a loudspeaker beside her goes around Datu Abdullah Sangki (DAS), Maguindanao in a tricycle. The lady informs the residents of the importance of face masks, face shields, proper handwashing, and social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19. She also plays the rekorida, a mobile […]

Johnny and Juanita Paz, a couple, carry the deeply rooted Filipino tradition of respect for older people. So, they decided to take care of not one but two sick elderly, both parents of Juanita, in a small house in Datu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao. “My mother-in-law, 87, who is bedridden, was rushed to the hospital last […]

Like the rest of Bicol region, Camarines Sur suffered extensive damage when Typhoon Rolly (international name: Goni) barreled across the Philippines November last year. The region was still reeling from the effects of Typhoon Quinta (Molave) a week before and after Typhoon Rolly was done, almost P340 million worth of high-value crops were damaged in […]

Oxfam Philippines on World Refugee Day joined other non-government organizations in calling for the immediate end of violence and hostilities in the Bangsamoro region, especially in Sulu, Basilan, Maguindanao and Tawi-tawi, where armed conflicts are happening “More than 15,000 families have lost their homes and livelihoods in armed conflict areas in the Bangsamoro region in […]