Judy Ann Reambonanza (middle) from Sentro para sa Ikauunlad ng Katutubong Agham at Teknolohiya (SIKAT), together with Mariphel Salgado (left) and Rechcin Concilles (right), proudly recalls and demonstrates how to apply knot-tying techniques to transport a person. This is part of the skills they acquired from the Water, Safety, Rescue, and Survival Techniques (WASAR) training.

Latest reach as of April 2021 - March 2022

Latest reach as of April 2021 - March 2022

Latest reach as of April 2021 - March 2022

A pre-disaster assistance project implemented by several non-government organizations (NGOs) in the Philippines has helped a flood-prone village in Cotabato City improve their early disaster response. Noria Gapor, secretary of Barangay Tuan-a-Barakat (Tamontaka 4), hailed the Strengthening Urban Preparedness through Pre-emptive Action (SUPPA) project for strengthening the barangay government’s pre-disaster response with the cooperation of the constituents. […]

This article was originally written by Krixia Subingsubing for the Philippine Daily Inquirer last May 22, 2022 as part of Oxfam Pilipinas’ Journalism Story Grant on Inequality: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1600685/microplastics-invisible-bane-to-ph… (First of two parts) For decades, the fisherfolk of Mambacayao Island — a small islet that is part of the Bantayan Group of Islands in Northern Cebu — depended on the […]

The residents of Brgy. Napaan, Malay, Aklan, along with other stakeholders developed a community-led project (CLP) which focuses on building resilience to floods and rain-induced landslides. The Napaan Multi-Purpose Evacuation Center serves as its small-scale infrastructure component. The structure was completed in late 2021, just in time for Super Typhoon Odette (Rai). It was used […]

This article was originally written by Geela Garcia for South China Morning Post last February 14, 2022 as part of Oxfam Pilipinas’ Journalism Story Grant on Inequality: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3166722/teen-pregnancies-philippines-soar-young-mums-struggle Erlyn, 18, stopped going to school after the death of her asthmatic brother in 2019. Her friend Daisy, now 16, lost her mother in 2017, the cause of death […]

This article was originally written by Romar Miranda for Panay News last February 17, 2022 as part of Oxfam Pilipinas’ Journalism Grant on Inequality: https://palawan-news.com/special-report-climate-change-cripples-palawan-seaweed-farms/ Another version of this article was published by Inquirer: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1555190/in-palawan-seaweed-farmers-cry-for-help  Many seaweed facilities were destroyed when Typhoon Rai (locally known as Odette) wreaked havoc in central and northern Palawan in mid-December last year, […]

Rohainie Sahari was busy attending to her online class when a distant relative visited her parents. “Although both were talking in whispers, I could hear my mom saying, let’s just ask her if she is willing. I will talk to her,” said 20-year-old Rohainie. Rohainie was shocked to learn that the relative was proposing an […]