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Pre-disaster financial services critical during pandemic, study shows

Financial inclusion and increased social protection are critical as the Philippines is experiencing an economic downturn brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside the series of disasters that hit the country in 2020.

VP Leni leads Oxfam, PCW, UN Women’s virtual march to drumbeat upcoming Women’s Month

Vice President Leni Robredo together with other women leaders and women’s rights advocates kicked off the International Women’s Day celebration ahead of March 8 with a virtual march spotlighting the role of women at the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

An Indonesian small-scale shrimp farmer and part of his morning harvest. One of the many farmers working alongside PT. ATINA and ASIC to create improvements in shrimp production. - Lanrisang Village, Pinrang Regency, Indonesia. (Photo by C.J. Scott)

Verification of small-scale shrimp farmers in Southeast Asia pushed

SINGAPORE - The Asian Seafood Improvement Collaborative (ASIC) and the certification assessment body NSF International have announced a joint collaboration to promote sustainability compliance with small-scale shrimp farmers in Southeast Asia .

Mega-rich recoup COVID-losses in record-time yet billions will live in poverty for at least a decade

The 1,000 richest people on the planet recouped their COVID-19 losses within just nine months, but it could take more than a decade for the world’s poorest to recover from the economic impacts of the pandemic, reveals a new Oxfam report today.

Oxfam lauds house resolution urging gov’t submission of highest possible climate ambition

Oxfam lauds House Resolution 1494, introduced by Representative Loren Legarda, to urge the Climate Change Commission to submit the Philippine Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), conveying the highest possible climate ambition in reflection of the government’s strong commitment to contribute...