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Groups combine weather forecast, digital finance to save lives

Humanitarian actors in the Philippines together with the private sector launched an innovation that combines weather parametric forecasting and financial technologies in disaster response. The announcement was made during the launch of the project called “Building Resilient Adaptive and Disaster...

Elect leaders who will champion women’s rights, voters urged

Women’s rights organizations are encouraging voters to elect future leaders who are “ready and willing” to champion solutions to pressing issues faced by women. At a press launch on Friday in celebration of the National Women’s Month, a five-point feminist policy agenda that must be addressed by...

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.

Yolanda on my mind: the odyssey of a humanitarian worker

Humanitarian workers are regularly confronted by difficult choices. What humanitarian worker worth his or her salt has not been confronted by the possibility of either doing harm or doing nothing; or was stuck in a situation where good intentions are not enough in the face of bad or worse options?...

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...

iAFFORD: The Google Impact Challenge winner project of Oxfam in partnership with PayMaya wins a Silver Anvil Award

The innovative partnership between Oxfam, government, local non-government organisation, and financial technology firm, PayMaya and Smart Padala to help improve disaster preparedness and recovery of poor and most vulnerable communities through addressing multiple barriers to financial inclusion...

Reaching remote towns outside Marawi, two months on

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

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.