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The Real Possibility of Peace on Earth in the 21st Century (Part 2): The Pill that the West Must Now Swallow

Introduction Massive global changes are taking place, now, as you read these words. These changes, which are not being properly reported on in the Western press, are going to have a major impact on most aspects of the lives of…

Environmental Health Groups Seek FDA-Thailand’s Action to Stop Export of Cosmetics Containing Mercury

Call for Action Triggered by the Discovery of more Mercury-laden Cosmetics being Sold Online 27 January 2025, Quezon City.  Environmental health groups advocating for the protection of people’s health and the environment from mercury-containing cosmetics today urged the Food and…

US Media Promotes Military Intervention in Venezuela

The New York Times, the so-called US “newspaper of record,” carried an opinion piece by one of its columnists promoting “military intervention” to promote “democracy” by overturning the democratically elected government of Venezuela. By Francisco Dominguez and Roger D. Harris…

Survey Sheds Light on Community Awareness and Practices in Healthcare Waste Management

The Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (HCW Project) recently conducted a Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) survey to evaluate community awareness about healthcare waste management. The survey, which covered Quirino Memorial Medical Center (QMMC) in Quezon City (NCR),…

Toxics Watchdog Group Raises Concern over High-Cadmium Good Luck Charms 

Action Steps Proposed to Promote Chemical Safety and the Global Framework on Chemicals 24 January 2025, Quezon City.  As the sale of luck activators thrives ahead of the Chinese New Year, the EcoWaste Coalition, an advocacy group for a zero…

United States: The New Kodak?

Kodak, founded in 1888 by George Eastman, became synonymous with photography for over a century. Eastman revolutionized the industry with a portable Kodak camera and the slogan, “You press the button, we do the rest.” This invention democratized photography for…

Art Camp Art Gallery Presents a Father and Daughter Art Exhibit

Ian Fulgar Solo Exhibition: Beyond Replication- The Birth of Composition & Jade Fulgar Solo Exhibition: Reflections in Motion- An Exploration of Memory, Identity and Water January 25, 2025. An exhibit, featuring the art of a father and a young daughter,…

What Impact Might The US’ Latest Energy Sanctions Have On Russo-Indo Relations?

Trump’s preference for sanctions and his latest threat to double down on secondary ones could derail India’s careful multi-alignment between the US and Russia by forcing it to choose between them. The media has been awash with reports speculating that Russo-Indo relations…

Venezuelan President Maduro Assumes a Third Term – Prospects and Problematics

The first thing greeting me as I disembarked from my flight in Caracas was a wanted poster for one Edmundo González Urrutia. The reward was $100,000. Not to be outdone, the US had slapped a $25 million bounty on the…

World Leaders Remain Committed to Paris Climate Agreement Despite Trump’s Withdrawal

On the second day of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, European leaders spoke out against President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the 2015 Paris Agreement, saying they would remain firmly committed to the…

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