Humanitarian groups distributed through digital cash transfer more than Php 4 million to 2,650 families in 40 barangays in Salcedo, Dolores, Lawaan, Quinapondan and Balangiga towns in Eastern Samar to assist households to prioritize their urgent needs three days before the projected impact of Typhoon Odette (International name Rai). Under the Building Resilient Adaptive and […]

Raquel Villanueva, 68, had doubts when their town’s agriculturist in Milaor sent her a message that a non-governmental organization was ready to give them assistance after Typhoon Rolly (international name: Goni) devastated their town in Camarines Sur province. “Due to past experiences, I did not believe that we were actually going to receive help,” Villanueva […]

Leonida Pacheco got pregnant with her first child in 2010. She was just 17 years old. She ended up dropping out of college to focus on motherhood and was never able to return to her studies after having a total of five children. According to her, family planning never crossed their minds. “My husband wanted […]

A new international Oxfam report shows an increase in gender-based violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 pandemic around the world amid the lack of action of governments. The report, The Ignored Pandemic: The Dual Crisis of Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19, showed the number of calls made by survivors to domestic violence hotlines in ten countries during the […]

In 2017, Asliah and her family lost almost everything in a huge fire that gutted their house and dozens others in Campo Ranao, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur.In 2017, Asliah and her family lost almost everything in a huge fire that gutted their house and dozens others in Campo Ranao, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur. […]

Footprints of poorest 50 per cent set to remain well below this limit The carbon footprints of the richest 1 per cent of people on Earth is set to be 30 times greater than the level compatible with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement in 2030, according to new research. It comes as delegates […]

Julie Chenido could think of other important uses for her P25 but it’s an amount she’s willing to contribute to her community organization, especially since the money will be used to ensure the safety of her family and other residents of the island village of San Isidro, in Dolores, Eastern Samar. San Isidro is a […]

When Super Typhoon ‘Haiyan’ (local name: Yolanda) struck the town of Lawaan in Eastern Samar in the early morning of November 8, 2013, the residents of Barangay Guinob-an were shocked not just by the sheer amount of devastation but also the realization that they had nowhere safe to go to. Guinob-an, which faces Leyte Gulf, […]

Oxfam Pilipinas and partner organizations on Saturday launched two simultaneous bike rides in Metro Manila and Eastern Samar to urge the Philippine government and world leaders to immediately address the climate crisis. “We are calling on our national and local governments, as well as private corporations, to address climate change by significantly reducing carbon emissions […]

Oxfam Pilipinas and partner organizations on Wednesday released a new report revealing that while former BIWAB members and civilian Bangsamoro women have received support and opportunities from the government and civil society organizations, gender inequalities limit their ability to earn a living and have economic empowerment. The Bangsamoro Islamic Women Auxiliary Brigade (BIWAB) was an […]