"Kahit matanda na ako, kailangan kong magtrabaho at kumita para sa aking pamilya” [Even I am too old, I still need to work and earn for my family.] Mr. Rochel…

Continue ReadingAssistance amid the distance: ECOWEB extends help to a community-based org in Binangonan, Rizal

Assistance amid the distance: ECOWEB extends help to a community-based org in Binangonan, Rizal

COVID-19 should be a People's War as what Vietnam (one successful country being cited in the fight against COVID) is doing. For NAPC SRC and VDC (representing the 14 basic…

Continue ReadingWhy should we make COVID-19 response participatory

Why should we make COVID-19 response participatory

“We passed by a house where an old widow lived. She was not on our list. When she learned that we are distributing rice, she cried asking if she could…

Continue ReadingThe unlisted old widow: ECQ survival in the most remote communities

The unlisted old widow: ECQ survival in the most remote communities

Faced with the unavailability of alcohol for use in the fight against COVID-19, Save Mindanao Volunteers (SMVI), Inc from Butuan City teams up with a local company to produce ethanol…

Continue ReadingEcoWEB orders locally-produced ethyl alcohol made from nipa sap to help fight COVID-19

EcoWEB orders locally-produced ethyl alcohol made from nipa sap to help fight COVID-19

COVID-19 should be a People's War as what Vietnam (one successful country being cited in the fight against COVID) is doing. For NAPC SRC and VDC (representing the 14 basic…

Continue ReadingWhy we should make COVID-19 response participatory

Why we should make COVID-19 response participatory

A total of 33 Self-Help Groups (SHGs) from different earthquake-affected barangays in North Cotabato participated in the Psychosocial Activity conducted by Suara Kalilintad Association, Inc. (SKAI) held last March 11-15,…

Continue Reading577 earthquake-affected beneficiaries in Cotabato undergo psychosocial activity, defy traumatic experiences

577 earthquake-affected beneficiaries in Cotabato undergo psychosocial activity, defy traumatic experiences

A total of Php 3,040,000.00 was received by the 760 earthquake survivors in Cotabato last February 26 and 27, 2020 in Kidapawan and Makilala, North Cotabato as part of the…

Continue ReadingEarthquake-affected Self-Help Groups in Cotabato receive cash assistance, shape up recovery initiatives

Earthquake-affected Self-Help Groups in Cotabato receive cash assistance, shape up recovery initiatives

  After being a national finalist for four years, Ecosystems Work for Essential Benefits, Inc. was named as the best civil society organization in the Philippines during the national awarding…

Continue ReadingEcoWEB bags the best civil society organization in the Philippines, champions sclr in the national sphere

EcoWEB bags the best civil society organization in the Philippines, champions sclr in the national sphere

EcoWEB conducted a community-based livelihood vulnerability adaptation and analysis resiliency planning in barangays Bacayawan and Lininding, Municipality of Munai, Lanao del Norte last October 22-25 and October 28-30, 2019 under…

Continue ReadingEcoWEB facilitates livelihood vulnerability, resiliency planning in Munai, Lanao del Norte Vinta-affected barangays

EcoWEB facilitates livelihood vulnerability, resiliency planning in Munai, Lanao del Norte Vinta-affected barangays

“Anyone can build a house for us but only us can build our homes and communities.”Lopito Agya, a 46 year old IP leader of the Manobo tribe of Barangay Ilomavis,…

Continue ReadingCOTABATO EARTHQUAKE: VOICES FROM THE GROUND, HOPES AND CHALLENGES…

COTABATO EARTHQUAKE: VOICES FROM THE GROUND, HOPES AND CHALLENGES…