By John Eiron R. Francisco (This article was published by BusinessMirror on October 4, 2026. View the article here.) Tanay-based mountaineers are training a team of four Filipinos for the 100-kilometer Oxfam Trailwalker in Hong Kong this November, where the participants will have 48 hours to complete the demanding trail. At the team’s recent media […]

(This article was published by Daily Tribune on October 1, 2026. View the story here.) After 14 years, OXFAM Pilipinas will send delegates — four of its employees — to the 2026 OXFAM Trailwalker Hong Kong set from 20 to 22 November. Four Filipinos working for OXFAM Pilipinas will take on the challenge of completing […]

By ACE DARYLL MARCOS (This article was published by Manila Bulletin on September 30, 2026. View the article here.) At A Glance: Four Filipino endurance athletes brace for a grueling testas they take on the challenging Oxfam 100-kilometer Trailwalker event set in November in Hong Kong. Four Filipino endurance athletes brace for a grueling testas […]

By Lot Felizco (This op-ed was published by BusinessWorld on September 9, 2026. View the op-ed here.) AS DISASTER RESILIENCE Month came to an end, the habagat or southwest monsoon and Tropical Cyclones Luis, Maymay, and Neneng flooded communities in 11 regions in Luzon and Mindanao, affecting 8.8 million Filipinos, displacing 164,475 individuals, claiming 32 […]

In partnership with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Dutch Relief Alliance is shifting power by pioneering locally led anticipatory action before crises strike and systemic risk-sharing.

By Francis Allan L. Angelo (This article was originally published by the Daily Guardian on July 6, 2026. View the original article.)   Oxfam Pilipinas cautioned that the Philippines’ rise to upper-middle-income country (UMIC) status under the World Bank’s income classification “means little if millions of Filipinos remain poor, vulnerable to climate disasters and other crises, and […]

Billionaires are now 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than ordinary citizens, a concentration of power that is hollowing out democracies and fueling corruption and public anger, including in the Philippines, according to a new report released by Oxfam.

Billionaires, whose wealth saw record growth in 2025, are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than ordinary citizens, according to a global Oxfam report released Tuesday, coinciding with the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) officially endorsed the Women’s Priority Legislative Agenda (WPLA) for the 20th and 21st Congresses, to the House of Representatives on November 26, 2025. A product of nationwide consultations across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, the WPLA serves as a roadmap for gender-responsive legislation, reflecting the pressing needs, rights, and aspirations of Filipino women.

Oxfam started as a famine relief operation and is now a global development international organization. Oxfam’s presence in the country dates back to the late 1980s, initially through local partners rather than a local office. It eventually opened a country office in Manila and now operates as part of Oxfam Pilipinas under the Oxfam International Confederation.