A consortium of humanitarian actors hailed the success of a disaster preparedness program that not only aims to improve typhoon forecasting but also ensures that affected families have emergency funds even before a disaster struck. In an online forum on Tuesday, Oxfam Philippines, Plan International, People’s Disaster Risk Reduction Network (PDRRN), PayMaya, Global Parametrics and Salcedo Local […]

Financial inclusion and increased social protection are critical as the Philippines is experiencing an economic downturn brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside the series of disasters that hit the country in 2020. These findings were spotlighted in the latest study called “Building Elements of Sustainable Disaster Risk Financing Strategy” launched on Friday by Oxfam, a […]