Oxfam Pilipinas’ campaign addressing gender norms on unpaid care work and women’s breadwinning during COVID-19 received the top award at the recently held 20th Philippine Quill Awards.  The “HomesquadPH” campaign, which sheds light on unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW) in Filipino homes, especially among urban millennials, received an Award of Excellence in communication management […]

Written by Jang Monte-Hernandez| It was a busy day at the health center in Ganassi, a small rural municipality of 32 villages in the province of Lanao del Sur. Mothers carrying their infants were falling in line to get vaccinated while health workers take turns welcoming patients. It is market day in Ganassi and residents from […]

Ranila Moctal had just given birth to her third child when she contracted the deadly coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) about two years ago.

Humanitarian and development organization Oxfam Pilipinas on Monday expressed concern for Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) survivors who remain in evacuation sites as COVID-19 cases in the country continue to rise. “We’ve seen record-high COVID-19 cases in the Philippines in the past weeks. While many of the typhoon-hit families have been able to come home, […]

As we usher in a new world, we must choose what to bring and what not. Using Sarah Longwe’s women empowerment framework, there are five basic aspects of empowerment: welfare, access, conscientization, participation, and control. Welfare Let’s visualize these five levels of empowerment with our hands. First is our pinky finger (hinliliit) to represent our […]

Blog post by Ma. Victoria R. RaquizaMore from Ma. Victoria R. Raquiza The pandemic caught us all by surprise. And since then, we have had to learn and cope and survive for ourselves, our families, and our communities. But, as often observed, a crisis also presents opportunities for us to not just learn, but also to soul search […]

Transparency and redistribution key to historic SDR allocation supporting fairer global recovery from COVID-19 — Oxfam Responding to the IMF Board of Governors’ approval of a Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocation of $650 billion, Nadia Daar, Head of Oxfam International’s Washington DC Office, said: “New SDRs will bring much-needed liquidity to struggling developing countries without adding to […]

Sarah, 61, discovered her interest in sewing at the age of nine with the inspiration and guidance of her skilled dressmaker mother. In a family of eight in Datu Abdullah Sangki (DAS), Maguindanao, Sarah and her mother are the only ones who love tailoring. “When I was in Grade 3, my mom encouraged me to […]

Under the scorching heat, a lady holding a megaphone with a loudspeaker beside her goes around Datu Abdullah Sangki (DAS), Maguindanao in a tricycle. The lady informs the residents of the importance of face masks, face shields, proper handwashing, and social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19. She also plays the rekorida, a mobile […]

There were no mourners when they buried her. There were no flowers and there was no coffin, only a black body bag. Patricia died just exactly how she lived – abandoned. She was born out of wedlock. Patricia’s mother casted her aside when she was just a kid and grew up with her grandparents in […]