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‘Last Mile’ Photo Exhibit highlights ‘no one should be left behind in disasters’
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 […]
Climate change cripples Palawan seaweed farms
This article was originally written by Romar Miranda for Panay News last February 17, 2022 as part of Oxfam Pilipinas’ Journalism Grant on Inequality: https://palawan-news.com/special-report-climate-change-cripples-palawan-seaweed-farms/ Another version of this article was published by Inquirer: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1555190/in-palawan-seaweed-farmers-cry-for-help Many seaweed facilities were destroyed when Typhoon Rai (locally known as Odette) wreaked havoc in central and northern Palawan in mid-December last year, […]
A month after Typhoon Odette: Oxfam raises concern over risk of COVID transmission among displaced typhoon survivors
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, […]