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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…
BAN Toxics to the Metro Manila Development Agency
“We call on the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to steer away from waste-to-energy schemes as a municipal solid waste management solution and focus more instead on programs that would eliminate waste generation at its origin.” This was the statement…
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…
Green Activists & Beauty Queens Push for Zero Waste Observance of All Saints’ & Souls Days
October 29, 2024. Quezon City. Filipino pro-environment activists and beauty title holders from 10 countries have joined hands to encourage the people to prevent and reduce the generation of garbage in public and private cemeteries. As part of its campaign…
The 3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence: The Philippine Experience in Malolos
The 3rd World March in a Community Feeding Program for Indigent School Children “There comes a time When we heard a certain call When the world must come together as one There are people dying Oh, and it’s time to…
Toxic and Waste Watchdog Inspects Busted Lamp Stockpile in QC Barangay, Detects Mercury Leakage Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics recently detected mercury leakage from a stockpile of busted fluorescent lamps stored in a barangay in Quezon City. Following a series…
EcoWaste Coalition Helps Out in Manila High School Brigada Eskwela, Pushes for Zero Waste and Non-Toxic Cleanup
22 July 2024, Manila City/Quezon City. To express its solidarity with the Department of Education (DepEd) and the education sector as a whole, the EcoWaste Coalition participated in the Brigada Eskwela at Manila High School (MHS), one of the oldest…
BAN Toxics to Marcos Jr: Prioritize and Address the Alarming State of Plastic Chemicals Amid Increased Exposure and Health Risks, Especially to Children
Ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s 3rd State of the Nation Address (SONA), BAN Toxics is urging the government to address the emerging issue of harmful chemicals in plastics promptly. The toxic watchdog highlights the heightened risk of exposure, particularly…
Fukushima Toxic Dumping
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is the world’s leading epicenter of toxic radioactive water released into the ocean. Yet, these activities are no longer closely monitored by mainstream media. As it happens, Tokyo Electric Power Company is the electric utility…
BAN Toxics Lauds FDA and QCHD for Swift Action Against Shops Selling Mercury-Added Skin Lightening Products
Toxic watchdog BAN Toxics today commended the Quezon City Health Department (QCHD) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its recent operation against the sale of mercury-added skin whitening creams in one of the city’s established malls. On June 14,…
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