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Healthcare Waste Project Inception Meeting Concludes in NCR; Highlights Need for Policy Review and Awareness Raising
The two-day National Capital Region Regional Inception Meeting and Validation Workshop for the Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (PHCWMP) concluded in Quezon City yesterday, June 11, 2024, wrapping up the series of meetings intended to validate and refine…
EcoWaste Coalition Honors Resource Collectors for their Role in Protecting Community Health and Environment
Bagong Silangan Resource Collectors in Quezon City Repaint ‘Kolong-kolong’ with Lead Safe Paints 12 June 2024, Quezon City. To celebrate the nation’s 126th Independence Day, the EcoWaste Coalition honored the women and men of the Bagong Silangan Resource Collectors’ Association…
Trimmed NE representation in Modi 3.0 cabinet
When the Congress achieved slight electoral success in northeast India, an abridged space was offered to NE Parliamentarians in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new cabinet. Compared to the Modi 2.0 cabinet, where once five MPs representing Assam, Arunachal, Pradesh, Manipur,…
Elementary and High School Teachers Get Informed About Chemical Hazards in the Classroom
11 June 2024, Quezon City. As public school teachers in the country take a well-deserved vacation from the hustle and bustle of school life, a group of some 100 elementary and high school teachers took part in an interactive learning…
Freedom from Pollution, Poverty, and Wasteful Systems
Waste Workers Call For Equal Rights, Push for “Magna Carta” Quezon City, Philippines – As the Philippines approaches its 126th year of independence, the newly established Philippine National Waste Workers Alliance (PNWWA) urges lawmakers to enact a Magna Carta for Waste…
BCU Grad Dean Kupang Celebrates Double Win at Rise 2024: Best Presenter & Best Paper for Research on Women Peacebuilders #4/4
Dr. Genevieve Balance Kupang, Dean of the Graduate School at Baguio Central University (BCU), achieved both Best Presenter and Best Paper at the World Citi Colleges (WCC) Aeronautical & Technological College (ATC) RISE 2024: ICREATE International Conference on May 29,…
EcoWaste Coalition Calls on FDA to Test Soft Plastic Balls for Hazardous Chemicals
9 June 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the lead regulatory agency for toy safety, to test softballs, specifically those made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic, for harmful chemicals that…
BCU’s Braintrust: Faculty and Deans Share Learnings at RISE 2024: ICREATE #3/4
by Genevieve Balance Kupang Baguio City, Philippines. We hope you enjoyed reading the first and second series of this article dubbed respectively “WCC ATC and Partner Institutions Host RISE 2024: ICREATE Conference Fostering Global Collaboration in Research and Innovation #1/4…
EcoWaste Coalition Blasts “Out of Control” Online Sale of Skin Lighteners with Mercury that can Harm Kidneys
Watchdog Group Pushes E-commerce Sites to go Mercury-free 6 June 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has deplored the “out of control” sale of skin-lightening products with mercury content amid the observance of National Kidney Month this…
A Long Road Ahead Towards a Mercury-free Environment
As the country celebrates World Environment Day, environmental watchdog group, BAN Toxics, draws attention to hard-hitting truths on the continued exposure of the Filipino people and the environment to toxic mercury. Mercury is a neurotoxin that can cause irreparable damage…
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