At least 10 private companies have agreed to participate in the construction of more socio-economic infrastructure projects in six previously acknowledged camps of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in an internationally-funded initiative to hasten . . .
On 23 May 2017, armed confrontations between the Philippine government forces and a pro-ISIS group started and continued unabated for five months, with the loss of at least 770 lives, the displacement of the entire . . .
#TyphoonVamco, locally known as #TyphoonUlysses in the Philippines, left the worst flood in the country in 2020. Metro Manila and nearby provinces were submerged in the flood that lasted for more than a week, trapping . . .
Crosspost from UNHCR Philippines UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commends the efforts of the Philippine Supreme Court in establishing a new committee to accelerate naturalization for refugees and stateless people in the country. Under the . . .
This article was written by Hania M. Abdulmalic and Yasser Miondas, Field Assistants of CFSI under the Marawi Recovery Project (MRP). Maratabat is a Meranaw term usually equated with pride. More often than not, people perceive . . .
In a recent UNICEF study, around 17% of children aged 13-18 years in the Philippines experienced sexual violence when growing up. Community and Family Services International (CFSI), in partnership with UNICEF, implements the Barrier Analysis . . .
Ninety-eight children beneficiaries of the Sama Bajau Education Support Project (SBESP) are undergoing technical-vocational skills training from the Technical Education and Skills Development Agency (TESDA) in Zamboanga City. Prior to the enrolment, TESDA provided orientation . . .
VIDEO: Declaration on Strengthening Social Work in ASEAN On 12 November 2020, the Heads of State of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States adopted the Hanoi Declaration on Strengthening Social Work Towards . . .
Forty (40) children- and young adolescents-beneficiaries of the Sama Bajau Education Support Project (SBESP) participated in the Kabataan Karapatan Caravan of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Zamboanga City. The activity is part of . . .
Asnawi Sumali and Johana Marauna’s family lost their home in Sabala Manaw, one of the most affected areas in Marawi City, after the siege in 2017. They evacuated and lived in the Sarimanok Tent City . . .