#PhanFone

A day after the devastation wrought by Typhoon Phanfone (local name: Ursula), which made seven landfalls mainly in Central Philippines between December 24 until the afternoon of December 25, development agency Oxfam and its partners say there is an urgent need for humanitarian assistance.

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OXFAM: Thousands displaced by Taal eruption face risks from prolonged displacement, livelihood losses

Five days since state volcanology institute Phivolcs raised the alert status of Taal Volcano to Level Four, warning of possible “imminent hazardous eruption,” humanitarian agency Oxfam and its partners are highlighting the need for emergency response plans to anticipate prolonged displacement of...

World’s billionaires have more wealth than 4.6 billion people

The world’s 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than the 4.6 billion people who make up 60 percent of the planet’s population, reveals a new report from Oxfam today ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.

Global inequality is shockingly entrenched and vast...

The Future Of Women's Leadership in the Bangsamoro

“Nothing about us without us” is a well-known anti-oppression activism slogan which means that policies will neither be effective nor achieve their intended impacts if these do not emanate from the people directly affected.