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Manila/Cotabato — The top leaderships of the United Nations in the Philippines and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) jointly launched today, 13 August, a programme that aims to build the resilience of households in BARMM, with special attention to poor and vulnerable households, through timely and effective responses...

While increasingly unpredictable, and seasonal, climate-related disasters continue to cause massive hardships for farmers and their animals in Asia and the Pacific, the world’s most disaster-prone region, volcanic eruptions can cause catastrophe. In particular, during the last two centuries, volcanic eruptions in rural areas of Indonesia and Philippines have resulted in...

As part of its efforts to help revive the Philippines’ tourism industry devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Tourism (DOT) and FAO Philippines has signed an agreement that formalized the two agencies’ partnership and commitment to push for more farm tourism development in the country. The ceremonial signing of...

In a province in the southern Philippines, three elderly women farmers are proving that not only are women indispensable contributors to agriculture and the economy but also that gender and age are not -- and should not be -- hindrances to pursuing a better life for yourself and your community. Juanita...

FAO expresses its solidarity with the Filipino people in light of the current situation related to CoViD-19. The Country Office enjoins the nation in complying with the national government's instructions for stringent, but necessary, protocols to control and stem the spread of this disease. In line with this, FAO Philippines is...