Archive for March 2020

In connection to the ongoing public advisory on COVID-19 (novel corona virus) and after the assessment of the risks and threats of the said virus as manifested by the declaration of Code Red Sub-Level 2 by the Department of Health, Equal Access International Philippines (EAI-PH) hereby informs the following guidelines: Consistent to the EAI-PH advocacy…

Worried that your kids are not in school during this #coronavisus crisis? Worry no more. Here’s what you can do to make the most of the time with your kids during these #stayathome days.  DO NOT PANIC. KEEP THE SCHEDULE/ROUTINE. Wake up as if you go to school. Brush your teeth, take a bath, change…

In 2015, after I took my high school entrance exam, my parents brought me to one of their favorite restaurants when they were college students in Los Baños. I was happy with my life and the way things were going. I was comfortable with my peers and I was comfortable with the environment in my…

Equal Access International-Philippines joined with other peacebuilding institutions on a Focus Group Discussion and Workshop, hosted by MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology’s Institute for Peace and Development in Mindanao (IPDM) on February 27, 2020 in Iligan City. The gathering aimed to discuss the preliminary insights on the ongoing meta-study entitled “Mapping Violent Extremism-Related Projects after the…

As a push for a norm-changing effort in the city, members of the proposed Equality and Diversity Ordinance’s Technical Working Group (TWG), representatives from sectoral groups, non-government and government agencies, gathered on February 6, 2020, Thursday at the Cagayan de Oro City Council Session Hall for its first public hearing. Hon. Joyleen Mercedes Balaba led…

Early in February, a fire engulfed Tulay, Chinese pier and Takut-Takut areas in Jolo, Sulu displacing more than 2,000 families. Since then, various organizations and individuals within and outside the island, including the ZamPenBaSulTa Messaging Hub (Zamboanga, Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi), extended relief efforts to the fire victims.  Peace Promotion Fellow and Tausug…