The EU Peace BRIDGE partners held SALAYSAYAN: Knowledge Exchange Dialogue on Indigenous Pathways to Peace, gathering the Teduray and Lambangian, Banwaon, Manobo, and Talaandig indigenous cultural communities, on 10-11 February 2026.

With the support of the Start Network, partner organizations People in Need Philippines, Simon of Cyrene Community Rehabilitation and Development Foundation, Inc., MIDAS/Mayon Integrated Development Alternatives and Services,Inc., Coastal CORE, Incorporated, and Oxfam Pilipinas will continue to provide support to communities affected by Mayon Volcano and ensure that they are ready and prepared for any potential hazard before it strikes.

Billionaires are now 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than ordinary citizens, according to a new Oxfam report released today as world leaders and corporate elites meet at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

A new study revealed that the economic, health, and education inequalities, compounded by the disasters and crises, are pushing Filipinos further into disparity. This deepening inequality positions the Philippines as the 15th most unequal country globally and with the starkest divide in Southeast Asia.

An elderly Indigenous woman purchases food ahead of Cyclone Trami’s landfall in the Philippines. Credit: Humanity & Inclusion

Oxfam Pilipinas launched a ₱68.1 million (€1 million) humanitarian appeal to support 18,000 families (90,000 individuals) affected by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck offshore near Bogo City, northern Cebu, on September 30, 2025.

The landmark legislation, Republic Act No. 12287, paves the way for proactive government response, protecting people before floods, typhoons, or other hazards hit 

As the country heads into typhoon season, Oxfam Pilipinas urges lawmakers and the president to swiftly enact the Imminent Disaster Bill into law—so we can act in advance and protect our people and livelihood even before disasters strike.

On 21 May, Oxfam Pilipinas, People’s Disaster Risk Reduction Network, and United Youth of the Philippines-Women (UnYPhil-Women) deployed rapid assessment teams and provided hygiene and water kits to 214 households in Brgy. Lagundi and Balong in Tugunan in the BARMM Special Geographic Area. A further 150 families were also provided with household items to replace dining and kitchen items lost during the flooding.

Judy Ann Reambonanza (middle) from Sentro para sa Ikauunlad ng Katutubong Agham at Teknolohiya (SIKAT), together with Mariphel Salgado (left) and Rechcin Concilles (right), proudly recalls and demonstrates how to apply knot-tying techniques to transport a person. This is part of the skills they acquired from the Water, Safety, Rescue, and Survival Techniques (WASAR) training.