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Toxics Watchdog Group Pushes Compliance to the Ban on Mercury Use in Cosmetics

Group Stresses Urgency to Enforce the Ban to Protect Human Health and the Environment 10 November 2024, Quezon City. The EcoWaste Coalition pressed duty-bearers, government regulatory agencies in particular, to enforce the oft-violated ban on mercury use in cosmetics such…

A Lasting Impact: Sexual Health and Empowerment (SHE) Project Wraps Up with Milestones in Women’s Health and Rights

Metro Manila, Philippines- —The Sexual Health and Empowerment (SHE) Project marked its impactful six-year journey with a vibrant closeout event titled “YES SHE DID! A Celebration of the Sexual Health and Empowerment (SHE) Project’s Journey Towards Change” at the Crowne…

Singapore Bans Underarm Cream for Containing Banned or Potent Ingredients

Prohibited underarm whitening product also sold with impunity in the Philippines – EcoWaste Coalition 12 September 2024, Quezon City. The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) of Singapore has issued an Alert against a topical whitening product containing banned or potent ingredients,…

Pasidungog 2024: Zamboanga Peninsula Celebrates Five Years of Milestones in Sexual Health and Empowerment

Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur— The Sexual Health and Empowerment (SHE) project marked its culmination in the Zamboanga Peninsula with a close-out event, Pasidungog 2024,  held on September 5, 2024, at Chandler Suites in Pagadian City. The event highlighted the…

Northern Mindanao Marks Five Years of Advancing Adolescent Health and Strengthening SRH and GBV Initiatives

by Geri Matthew “Choi” Carretero  Bukidnon, Philippines — The Subnational Close-Out event for the Sexual Health and Empowerment (SHE) project was held on September 3, 2024, at the Kekehyu Business Hotel in Valencia City, Bukidnon. This event, titled “Pasidungog 2024,”…

Empowering Women: SHE Project Celebrates Five Years of Advancing SRHR and Preventing GBV in Eastern Visayas

by Geri Matthew “Choi” Carretero  Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines — The Subnational Close-Out event for the Sexual Health and Empowerment (SHE) project was successfully held on August 27, 2024, at the Ciriaco Hotel in Calbayog City, Samar, marking the culmination…