Oxfam and its local partners are ready to respond to Typhoon Ompong, known internationally as Super Typhoon Mangkhut, if needed. The Philippine government considers Ompong to be “highly threatening” and that a request for international assistance might be considered. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) estimates that 4.3 million people live in […]

Business has a prime role to play in building an ASEAN that works for all Asians, says the Oxfam Report “The Future of Business: Shaping inclusive growth in South-East Asia,” launched as the World Economic Forum (WEF) ASEAN meeting kicks off in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, 11-13 September 2018. The report explores how businesses can […]

Groups called for the active participation of fathers in household chores to address poverty, and the heavy and unequal responsibilities women face in care work. SIAD Initiatives in Mindanao Convergence for Asset Reform and Regional Development (SIM-CARRD) in partnership with Oxfam and the local government of Libungan, North Cotabato made the call during a male […]

Quezon City; July 1, 2018 – The plight of Philippine banana farmers is featured in ‘Behind the Barcodes’, an Oxfam global campaign calling on supermarkets around the world to address the unfair treatment of farmers, workers, and producers in their food supply chains. Oxfam’s new global campaign report, ‘Ripe for Change’, found that banana farmers in […]

Please read our response to an article claiming sexual misconduct committed by Oxfam staff during Typhoon Haiyan emergency response. In the immediate aftermath of the typhoon in November 2013 Oxfam staff stayed in Cebu City in the Golden Peak Hotel, which was also the site of our office. Sometimes when rooms were not available some […]

QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA—Over 150 disaster risk reduction and management advocates from various government agencies, academe, communities and civil society organizations gathered together and celebrated the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) and the ASEAN Day for Disaster Management (ADDM) on Friday at Brgy. Sta. Lucia Covered Court, Novaliches, Quezon City. With the theme“Ligtas na […]

Civil society organizations in Mindanao under the Bangsamoro Platform for Unity, Solidarity and Harmony (BM-PUSH) on Tuesday, July 18, declared support for the new Bangsamoro Basic Law submitted by the expanded Bangsamoro Transition Commission to President Rodrigo Duterte, noting that ensuring lasting peace in Mindanao goes beyond the conflict in Marawi. The groups signed a […]

Through our partners, Oxfam is providing life-saving support for clean water, sanitation and hygiene; helping displaced families get the information they need about their legal and human rights; and connecting them to medical, legal and other support services while advocating for durable peace. Our partners for our humanitarian response in Marawi City are the Humanitarian Response Consortium, Initiatives for Dialogue […]

As the crisis in Marawi City enters its fifth week, there are concerns that the situation could become protracted, with no immediate indication on when evacuees could return to their homes. The number of evacuees continue to increase as neighboring municipalities affected by the ongoing offensives have also sought shelter and livelihood options elsewhere.  One month on, here’s […]

Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Moros from different parts of the southern Philippines held a simultaneous tarawee for Marawi on Tuesday, June 20, marking World Refugee Day. The tarawee is special prayer recited before midnight during Ramadan. In the final, holiest days of Ramadan, the Al Mujadilah Development Foundation, a Marawi-based nongovernmental organization composed mostly of Muslim […]