Media Releases

84% of Filipinos want corporations taxed for envi damage – survey

July 31, 2025

Among all surveyed countries, the Philippines ranked first in terms of the highest number of respondents (85%) who would support political candidates who prioritize taxing the super rich and polluting corporations such as oil, gas and coal companies.

Oxfam Pilipinas, PKKK launch Care Connect in Biliran

July 28, 2025

Oxfam Pilipinas, Pambansang Koalisyon ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan (PKKK), together with the Government of Canada, Oxfam Canada, and local organizations, launched the Care Connect project in Biliran on July 24, 2025, emphasizing the need to recognize care work as real work and institutionalize care programs and policies at the local level.

CSOs urge ASEAN Energy Ministers to adopt 9-point Agenda for APAEC 2026-2030

June 24, 2025

The 3rd Southeast Asia Collaborative Convening of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on Just Energy Transition was participated by about 50 CSOs in June 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo from Fair Finance Asia and Oxfam Pilipinas.

Statement: Enact the Imminent Disaster Bill into law

June 11, 2025

As the country heads into typhoon season, Oxfam Pilipinas urges lawmakers and the president to swiftly enact the Imminent Disaster Bill into law—so we can act in advance and protect our people and livelihood even before disasters strike.

Statement: Tugon sa krisis ng tumataas na HIV cases: Dapat CSE para kontra HIV

June 5, 2025

Oxfam Pilipinas believes that the Comprehensive Sexuality Education or CSE is a crucial and long-term solution that can help address the alarming rise of HIV cases in the Philippines.

Over 190,000 Affected by BARMM Floods; Oxfam partners launch emergency response

May 28, 2025

On 21 May, Oxfam Pilipinas, People’s Disaster Risk Reduction Network, and United Youth of the Philippines-Women (UnYPhil-Women) deployed rapid assessment teams and provided hygiene and water kits to 214 households in Brgy. Lagundi and Balong in Tugunan in the BARMM Special Geographic Area. A further 150 families were also provided with household items to replace dining and kitchen items lost during the flooding.

EmpowerHer campaign highlights value of recognizing unpaid care work rendered by women in households

April 25, 2025

The campaign kicks off with an online forum, ‘Family or Career, Why Not Both? Pag-usapan natin paano sumakses sa bahay at buhay', highlighting the effects of assigning majority of unpaid care and domestic work to women in the typical Filipino household.

Don’t surrender to anti-rights movements — Oxfam Pilipinas, partners

March 12, 2025

Oxfam Pilipinas marked National Women’s Month on Monday with a call for urgent action to protect women’s rights, reproductive healthcare, and gender justice amid increasing local and global backlash against rights movements. Themed “Personal to Powerful: Our Power to Act,” the solidarity event brought together sexual health advocates, government agencies, and community leaders in Quezon […]

NGOs, BARMM gov’t vow support for women entrepreneurs

February 27, 2025

Civil society, government, and private sector representatives concluded a learning exchange focused on enhancing women’s economic empowerment in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) held February 18 to 19 in Davao City. Hosted by Oxfam and The Asia Foundation in partnership with the Bangsamoro Women Commission and supported by the Australian Government in […]

Oxfam Pilipinas kicks off project spotlighting value of care work in PH

February 5, 2025

Oxfam Pilipinas and its partners are calling on the government to prioritize care work—both paid and unpaid—through concrete measures. These include reducing the disproportionate burden of unpaid care work on women and girls and ensuring that paid care workers receive fair wages, equitable benefits, and safe working environments.