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Drought-affected farmers, fisherfolk leaders urge government to step up El Niño response

21 April 2016, Quezon City, Philippines –“Ngayon lang kami hihingi ng tulong sa gobyerno. Sanay kaming makuba sa trabajo para mapakain ang pamilya namin. Kaso ngayong El Niño, wala na kaming masaka at nahihirapan na kaming makahanap ng ikakabuhay ng pamilya namin (It is only now that we...

A woman from Tukalipnao in Mamasapano, Mindanao (Photo: Rhea Catada/Oxfam)

Holding on to peace:stories of struggle and hope in Tukanalipao

Tukanalipao is one of the 15 villages in the poor municipality of Mamasapano, in Southern Philippines. One year ago, an armed encounter in the small village of Tukanalipao killed more than 60 Filipinos,including an eight-year-old girl from the poor community.