Roughly 80,000 people displaced by recent conflict remain in evacuation centers or with relatives throughout Zamboanga City in Mindanao, in the southern Philippines. In difficult conditions - floods, incessant rain, deep mud, congestion and limited . . .

Incessant heavy rain throughout the past week has made life more difficult for the tens of thousands of people still seeking shelter in evacuation centers in Zamboanga City. The conflict in September between the Moro . . .

Adarna is a mythical bird in 18th century Filipino literature whose song is believed to restore health and whose droppings are believed to turn people into stones.  Across the Philippine cultural landscape, the Adarna bird . . .

In Zamboanga City, CFSI provided orientation for volunteers from its partner, Western Mindanao State University (WMSU). Some of the volunteers were social workers, but most were students of social work and community development who are . . .

Community and Family Services International (CFSI) signed the First Programme Partnership Agreement (PPA #1) for Operational Support for the Sajahatra Project Management Team of the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) - the development arm of the . . .

The ongoing conflict between the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Zamboanga City, Mindanao, in the southern Philippines has resulted in the displacement of more than 100,000 people, . . .

CFSI has launched a series of special “Child Rights” greeting cards designed by children from one of the most impoverished areas of inner-city Metro Manila. The cards - themed “The Rights of Every Child (Ang . . .

CFSI, in collaboration with Stichting BRAC International and the Philippine Government’s Department of Education, has been implementing the Basic Education Project in 15 conflict-affected municipalities in Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur provinces in Mindanao since . . .