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, […]

The seaweeds enterprise project in Sitio converse, Barangay Ngolos is Oxfams very first communitylevel partnership with a people’s organization  in the municipality of Guiuan.  Words and Pictures: Maria Carolina Bello/Oxfam

Tukanalipao is one of the 15 villages in the poor municipality of Mamasapano, in Southern Philippines. One year ago, an armed encounter in the small village of Tukanalipao killed more than 60 Filipinos,including an eight-year-old girl from the poor community. Words and Pictures: Rhea Catada/Oxfam