International aid agency Oxfam shares President Rodrigo Duterte’s views that indeed, the Philippine government  should continue to push developed countries historically responsible for causing climate change, to increase climate funding and cut their emissions fast enough to forestall a climate change catastrophe.  “The Philippines has been recognized as a strong voice in calling for climate […]

Cotabato City, Philippines –The Bangsamoro region should no longer fall behind in terms of support to women’s sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services . The Regional Government of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) underlined this call as they led the turnover of medical equipment from international aid agency Oxfam, and the European Union, […]

21 April 2016, Quezon City, Philippines –“Ngayon lang kami hihingi ng tulong sa gobyerno. Sanay kaming makuba sa trabajo para mapakain ang pamilya namin. Kaso ngayong El Niño, wala na kaming masaka at nahihirapan na kaming makahanap ng ikakabuhay ng pamilya namin  (It is only now that we are knocking on the doors of government […]

27 November 2015, Manila, Philippines – Working with local and national leaders in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan (local name: Yolanda) ensured that the needs of vulnerable communities were at the heart of the recovery and rehabilitation efforts, said a group of international humanitarian organizations today. At the launch of their joint paper, Influencing in […]