RIVERSIDE, Mahayahay, Iligan City—Weighed down from carrying 2 sacks of 5-kilo rice and grocery bags, their sweat mingled with raindrops trickling on their brows, a smiling middle-aged mother took a…

Continue ReadingEcoWEB’s SCLR approach enables flood-affected communities to bounce back with dignity 

EcoWEB’s SCLR approach enables flood-affected communities to bounce back with dignity 

By Regina S. Antequisa, Exec. Dir., ECOWEB A decade has passed since Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) wreaked havoc on the Philippines, leaving behind a trail of destruction and loss that…

Continue ReadingCommemorating a Decade of Resilience:  ECOWEB’s Journey with Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) Survivors

Commemorating a Decade of Resilience:  ECOWEB’s Journey with Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) Survivors

“How did the abaca plantation and its social enterprise change us?   It changed me and my companions dramatically. We used to be full of vices; deficient in knowledge on farming;…

Continue ReadingAbaca plantation and its social enterprise recover our sense of self-respect, says Higaonon farmer 

Abaca plantation and its social enterprise recover our sense of self-respect, says Higaonon farmer 

Capturing learning from a Typhoon Odette Community-led Humanitarian Action Atoyay, Socorro, Surigao del Norte They are not even neighbors. They don't belong to the same barangay, although all of them…

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The Women of Atoyay

Capturing learning from a Typhoon Odette Community-led Humanitarian Action Ilihan, Matam-is, Del  Carmen, Surigao del Norte Jayson Mullet, 32, a businessman and resident of Ilihan, Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte,…

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Tubig

Capturing learning from a Typhoon Odette Community-led Humanitarian Action Sitio Lawigan, Barangay Salog, Socorro, Surigao del Norte “Mora’g buhawi (like a hurricane),” was how barangay chairman Jorlito Bayeta, 62, described…

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MORA’G BUHAWI

Capturing learning from a Typhoon Odette Community-led Humanitarian Action Purok Liaonan, Caob, Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte Liaoyan as a project site was discovered by accident, or perhaps by chance.…

Continue ReadingDayo sa Isla (Strangers in the Island)

Dayo sa Isla (Strangers in the Island)

Capturing learning from a Typhoon Odette Community-led Humanitarian Action Sitio Uba, Barangay San Carlos, Dapa, Surigao del Norte At night, when standing on top of a hill in Ayotay, across…

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GIHUKASAN

The Salvador Migsabuwa Farmers’ Association (SMFA), a registered abaca production guild (PG) in Sitio Salvador, Rogongon, Iligan City just opened their cooperative store last May 6, 2022 after their loan…

Continue ReadingAbaca Production Guild in Rogongon, Iligan City withstands economic downturn, opens Cooperative store

Abaca Production Guild in Rogongon, Iligan City withstands economic downturn, opens Cooperative store