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Oxfam and partners deliver clean water to isolated communities hit by Mangkhut

Four days after Typhoon Mangkhut made landfall, a truck carrying clean water and jerry cans arrived in Cagayan today for immediate distribution by Oxfam and the Cagayan Valley Disaster Response Center (CVDRC) to isolated communities in Rizal, Cagayan. This immediate response is informed by rapid...

Oxfam and partners prepare to deliver clean water and shelter to thousands in Typhoon Mangkhut aftermath

Oxfam joined the Citizens' Disaster Response Center, and Cagayan Valley Disaster Response Center to provide on-site situational updates and conduct rapid needs assessments of areas impacted byTyphoon Mangkhut. They have been in Tuguegarao City in Cagayan since Wednesday and were able to assess...

Maranao children participate in a stress debriefing session in Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur (Photo: Angela Casauay/Oxfam)

Oxfam in the Philippines' Country Strategy 2018 - 2020

On our thirtieth year of presence in the Philippines, we continue to serve the poorest Filipinos through our strategic work and goals on five areas: Economic Justice, Conflict Transformation, Gender Justice, Rights in Crisis and Programme Quality. We aim to achieve these by working hand in hand...

Oxfam in the Philippines: 2018 Annual Report

This annual report features some of the stories and insights gained from our partner-based experiences in the past year. The stories that are shared in this report strengthen our conviction to work in strategic partnerships and our belief in its transformative potential.

Breaking the Cycle Together

Oxfam’s work in the country, particularly in Mindanao is focused on empowering women and girls. In partnership with local and national organizations, we support women’s economic empowerment and innovate ways to end violence against women and girls. We also seek to improve access to information and...

Passing on the Gift

Meet Alma Rosete, an inspiring woman from one of the communities in BIliran province, which was hit by Tropical Storm Urduja (Kai-tak) in December 2017. In photo, she shows her PayMaya prepaid card , where the cash assistance is disbursed during the Urduja response. Photo: Genevive Estacaan / Oxfam

Reaching remote towns outside Marawi, two months on

How are remote towns doing two months into the Marawi crisis?

Fleeing Marawi: 'We can overcome this'

People who fled their homes in Marawi City tell their stories.

The Power of Savings

Twelve months since the Inclusive and Affordable Financial Facilities for Resilient and Developed Filipinos (IAFFORD) project was implemented in Brgy.103-Palanog, Tacloban City, Leyte, several families are now wiser in terms of planning for their financial security. They have gained discipline in...

Former community leader Teresita Delda Rosales shows the rice field, where the bodies of eight people were found during the onslaught of Tropical Storm Urduja. Photo: Genevive Estacaan / Oxfam

A Test of Leadership

Terisita's leadership has been put to test when her community was battered by Tropical Storm Urduja (Kai-tak) . The storm caused heavy floods and landslides in Biliran province in December 2017.