Guiuan, Samar – Safe, sanitary, and affordable toilets are now accessible to Typhoon Haiyan-affected communities in Eastern Samar. Oxfam, through its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Markets project or WHAM, in partnership with Bayan Academy, launched these products yesterday at the Barato Nga Kasilyas Showcase Area located in Barangay Surok, Guiuan, Samar. An estimated […]

Bantayan, Cebu – For people living in Bantayan  island, building back better after Haiyan means getting access to safe, sanitary and affordable toilets.  Around 300 people are set to gather today at the Bantayan Gymnasium for the Sanitation Market Fair titled Kasilyas, Ipon, at Kita.  The event is aimed at encouraging government and non-government sectors to invest […]

Press release from the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development Foundation (PLCPD) September 8, 2016 – Nearly three years after the onslaught of Yolanda (international name: Haiyan), housing for more than 14,000 displaced families remains an issue. In a press conference held in Quezon City, typhoon survivors, local government officials, and advocates raised concerns on […]

MANILA, 23 August, 2016 – As the monsoon season starts to rip through the country, international humanitarian aid organization Oxfam and global electronic payments leader Visa come together to call for wider financial inclusion that will help improve disaster preparedness and recovery among poor and vulnerable communities. “The Philippines is the second most disaster-prone country in […]

Disaster Risk Reduction Network Philippines (DRRNetPhils) welcomes President Rodrigo Duterte’s pronouncements in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) that he wants to “genuinely reduce the vulnerabilities of our people, build resiliency and empower individuals, families and communities.” On another occasion, the president also mentioned that he will continue to expand operations on human […]

Salcedo, Eastern Samar – The Department of Health-Health Emergency Management Bureau (DOH-HEMB) national director Dr. Gloria Balboa and Zuellig Family Foundation vice president Ramon Derige recently visited the municipality of Salcedo to check out the Barangay Health Emergency Management Systems Training (BHEMS). Oxfam is currently supporting 10 of its barangays through the WIRED (Women Increased Resilience […]

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 […]