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Teachers from different schools in Samar province fill out evaluation sheets during a training program on sexual, reproductive health, and rights’ (SRHR) that was conducted by Oxfam Philippines and the Family Planning Organization in the Philippines (FPOP) in Calbayog City in April. (Photo: Mark Saludes/Oxfam)

Gender and sexual rights remain untold in Philippines’ poor communities

Teenage is the common age to become a parent in a poor village in Sta. Margarita Town in Samar province where teaches.

Philippine gender rights advocates take on a disease deadlier than HIV and COVID-19

There were no mourners when they buried her. There were no flowers and there was no coffin, only a black body bag. Patricia died just exactly how she lived – abandoned.

Norhaimin Omar, a youth MMH champion, teaches students the importance of cleanliness in Dar Al-Ziker Holy Qur'an Memorization Center at Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao. (Photo: Princess Taroza/Oxfam)

Stories of Health Champions: No One Gets Left Behind

Norhaimin's barangay, a conflict-affected area in Shariff Saydona Mustapha (SSM), Maguindanao, does not have access to hygiene facilities, such as handwashing and comfort rooms. It is a designated evacuation area for families caught in between war among armed groups

Ibrahim Mantikayan, one of the MMH champions, takes care of his two-year-old son, Datu Nursalam Mantikayan at Sultan sa Barongis, Maguindanao. (Photo: Princess Taroza/Oxfam)

Stories of Health Champions: All Genders in Care Work

When Ibrahim's wife sought work opportunities abroad, he carried the challenges of being the primary caretaker of his two-year-old son, Datu Nursalam, alongside with doing most household chores such as doing the laundry, meal preparation, and washing the dishes.

Jehana Pagabangan, one of the Mum's Magic Hands (MMH) champions, teaches Mamami Piang the proper handwashing in Sultan sa Barongis, Maguindanao. (Photo: Princess Tarroza/Oxfam)

Stories of Health Champions: Health is the Priority

Gloria, 19, is processing her passport and work papers in Metro Manila when the Philippine Government declared a nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At a young age, she seeks work opportunities abroad to support her two-year-old son and her parents.