While their husbands are out fishing, nine women in the island community of Sitio Linao gather regularly to discuss their business enterprise. The women have been saving Php 50 weekly, which they used to start a hog-raising business.  Shirley Voces, one of the members of the Linao Self Help Group (SHeG) said, “our husbands did […]

The Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines, together with its humanitarian partners and the Cultural Center of the Philippines launched “The Last Mile” photo exhibition at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Little Theater Lobby.    The exhibition is being re-launched in Manila as part of the CCP’s Children Biennale and in commemoration of […]

G20 countries are receiving $136 million every day in debt repayments from the world’s poorest countries at a time when up to 828 million people are facing hunger. The “cost of living” crisis is more accurately a “cost of profit” crisis – of rising billionaire wealth and corporate mega-profits – that is driving up poverty, hunger, […]

Oxfam Pilipinas on Friday encouraged the Philippine delegation currently engaging in climate talks in Egypt to carry through with its promise to hold accountable rich countries and companies who have heavily contributed to carbon emissions and the resulting climate crisis. The call came after the release of a new Oxfam report detailing how the world’s […]

When her husband is out at sea during the day, 25-year-old Angelica Legria’s daily routine includes doing the laundry, ensuring that there is food on the table, maintaining cleanliness in and out of the house, and teaching her two children basic literacy.  On top of her care work, she also helps prepare and dry the […]

Cycling enthusiasts and ordinary people joined climate campaigners in 49 coordinated biking events in nine Asian countries as the COP27 climate summit begins today in Egypt. The bikers called on governments of rich, industrialized countries to immediately deliver climate reparations for developing countries that are bearing the brunt of climate change.

Oxfam Pilipinas on Tuesday called on the global community for better support for countries like the Philippines that are facing the double whammy of being extremely climate-vulnerable while not being prepared enough for the disasters to come. The call came following the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” (international name: Nalgae), which affected 2.2 million […]

Half of the poorest countries saw health spendings drop despite the pandemic, while 95 percent of all countries froze or even lowered taxes on rich people and corporates Rich and poor countries alike have exacerbated an explosion of economic inequality since the outbreak of the pandemic from 2020, reveals new research by Oxfam and Development Finance […]

PILAR, SiargaoIsland – To help augment the income their husband’s income amid the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 120 women from the surfing village of Salvacion formed themselves into six self-help groups (SHEGs) last year to sell rice and other goods to their community. Each group is composed of 20 members and was organized through the […]

Oxfam Pilipinas on Tuesday released the findings of its study on teenage pregnancy, which shows the need for Filipino society to accept the reality and the power of teen pleasure and sexuality. The findings of the qualitative study “Saying Yes to Whose Pleasures? A Feminist Study on the Acceptability of Pregnancies for Young Women” were […]