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In communities across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), women play essential roles in keeping households and local food systems moving. They contribute to food production, manage household resources, build livelihoods, participate in cooperatives, and respond to changing conditions brought by climate and economic pressures. Yet much of this work remains underrecognized. Women are often described as beneficiaries or supporters of agricultural and dev

Hunger did not begin with the energy crisis, and it is not primarily about food shortage. It is about affordability. Today, 20.5% of Filipinos experience involuntary hunger not because food is unavailable, but because they simply cannot afford to eat. This is more than a food issue; it is an economic and systemic challenge that demands our collective attention, our honest reflection, and our sustained action. When families must choose between paying for electricity, transport

From March 24 to 26, 2026, we gathered at the Mall of Alnor in Cotabato City for a transformative three-day Validation Workshop on Intersectional Gender Analysis and Planning on Gender-Transformative Community Engagement Strategies. This gathering brought together 36 participants from diverse partner agencies including women-led cooperatives, Municipal GAD Focal Persons, Bangsamoro Women's Commission staff, and representatives from the academe united under the partnership of