The coronavirus pandemic is affecting not just the health but also the livelihoods of people the world over. In Cotabato City, many from urban poor communities have been unable to work because of strict quarantine measures imposed across the Philippines…
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Two young mothers from communities affected by conflict in Mindanao share why civil registration, previously beyond their reach, matters so much to them and their families
Brgy. Bayabas in Dagami, Leyte Province Philippines was almost flattened by the strong winds Haiyan brought. Apart from destroyed houses and structures, their livelihoods were wiped out as well. Through humanitarian actions after Haiyan, followed by development projects afterwards, this…
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In photo: Mayet and the rest of ACCORD are currently working with Baclaran Church to develop an earthquake contingency plan. Surprised by the sudden vigorous shaking and loud cracking of the glass window panes, Mayet and her officemates bolted…
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He has had polio since he was a year old but you'll never know from the way he works. Richard Boga, or Tatay Richard as he is fondly called, is a 55 year-old resident of Barangay Batuan in San Dionisio,…
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An average bahay kubo or nipa hut can last for 20 years. The marriage of Tatay Magdalino and Nanay Sidora Polinar has now outlived their house for the third time. This time, their house is now as resilient to disasters…
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Field report from Xyla Ortinero In photo: Xyla (left) listens to the gathered women of Barangay Tan-Awan in Dolores, Eastern Samar. Typhoon Hagupit / Ruby made its first landfall in Dolores. Downed trees and power lines. Flooded communities….
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(This feature story was also published online by Rappler on their website and on MSN News.) by Darwin Masacupan In photo: One of Mag-aso’s livelihood groups among the corn plants they cultivated. (Mavic Relayson / ECHO2 Consortium) …
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(This feature story was also published online by GMA News Online, Philstar.com, and PTV4.) By Darwin Masacupan In photo: Barangay Batuan’s roving team, composed of Nick Basong, Katherine Boga, and Edwin dela Cruz, gamely smiles for the camera…
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(This feature story was also published online by GMA News Online and Hong Kong News). by Anjo Bacarisas In photo: Joselito Tolibas with his wife Jessica at Barangay Caltayan in La Paz, Leyte “I am blind. But…
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