Recent developments in the fight against COVID-19 will send abaca farmers into having a second look at their farms. The Philippine Fiber Authority (PhilFIDA) just announced that the demand for…

Continue ReadingFighting COVID-19: EcoWEB gears up for incoming abaca demand for PPE production

Fighting COVID-19: EcoWEB gears up for incoming abaca demand for PPE production

"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

After a Butuan City-based volunteer organization distributed self-made face shields, overwhelming calls poured in from different offices, requesting to avail free face shields for frontliners. To respond to the need…

Continue ReadingRequests for Face Shields Keep Pouring in

Requests for Face Shields Keep Pouring in

Representing the 14 Basic Sectors including the Victims of Disaster and Calamities (VDC), the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) VDC Sectoral Council and Sectoral Representatives Council have submitted to the Office…

Continue ReadingBayanihan to Heal as One: Joint Resolution of Basic Sectors and Civil Society on Proposed Guidelines to Promote Whole of Society Approach in COVID-19 Response

Bayanihan to Heal as One: Joint Resolution of Basic Sectors and Civil Society on Proposed Guidelines to Promote Whole of Society Approach in COVID-19 Response

Riverside, a group of women survivors from Marawi, elevated their skills to find an opportunity and keep abreast of their current conditions amidst the uncertainties of the coronavirus pandemic. “Indeed,…

Continue ReadingWomen on Mask Production: Livelihood Opportunity amid COVID-19 outbreak

Women on Mask Production: Livelihood Opportunity amid COVID-19 outbreak

The Alliance for Empowering Partnership (A4EP) is a network of organisations committed to strengthen the humanitarian architecture and locally led response. On 21st of March A4EP held a meeting with…

Continue ReadingAlliance for Empowering Partnership (A4EP) Position Paper on Localised Response to COVID-19 Global Pandemic

Alliance for Empowering Partnership (A4EP) Position Paper on Localised Response to COVID-19 Global Pandemic