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FDA Philippines Urged to Speed Up Probe on Banned Coloring in Fermented Shrimp Paste or ‘Bagoong Alamang’
16 July 2025, Quezon City. The EcoWaste Coalition and the Consumer Rights to Safe Food (CRSF) appealed to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expedite its investigation on Rhodamine B, a non-permissible and carcinogenic food colorant, used to give…
Japan to Recruit One Lakh Bangladeshi Workers: An Opportunity or a Risk to Bilateral Trust?
In late May 2025, Tokyo announced that it would welcome one lakh (100,000) skilled workers from Bangladesh over the next five years. This initiative will be formalized through memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between the Bangladesh Bureau of Manpower, Employment, and…
Seven More ‘Made in the Philippines’ Paints Pass Third-Party Lead Safe Paint® Certification
10 July 2025, Quezon City. Seven more brands of paints and coatings mostly used for automotive and industrial applications manufactured in the Philippines have successfully passed the third-party Lead Safe Paint® Certification, confirming compliance with the strictest regulatory limit for…
Powerless Rights? Structural Limitations of Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 in the Face of the Climate Emergency
Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights marks a legal milestone in the evolution of international environmental law, integrating climate change into the corpus iuris of human rights. However—and I regret having to burst the bubble—from…
India: Why ARE 25 Crore Trade Union Workers Adopting the Strike Path?
Exempting the essential services- like hospitals, pharmacies, airports, and metro rail etc, on call of 10 central trade unions, over 25 crore workers across India adopted the path of strike to raise their voice and grievances against the adamant attitude…
When Aid Kills: BRICS Confront the Lethal ‘Humanitarian Assistance’ Model in Gaza
The Ethical Bar Shifts: BRICS as an International Turning Point It was no ordinary summit. The BRICS’ statement in Rio de Janeiro on July 7, 2025, was not only forceful—it was unprecedented. For the first time, a bloc of major…
Reimagining the Global Financial Architecture: UN NGO Committee Side Event Sparks Urgent Call for Inclusive Reform
At the 4th United Nations International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD) in Sevilla, Spain, July 2, 2025, the NGO Committee on FfD hosted a pivotal side event titled “Reimagining the Global Financial Architecture”, gathering high-level representatives and grassroots leaders…
What Ukraine hopes to learn from Croatia’s demining experience
Recently at the Ukraine Southeast Europe summit, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković reiterated his country’s commitment to support Ukraine in its demining efforts in addition to a continuation of humanitarian, economic and military aid. This comes after the two nations…
Veterans & Allies Fast for Gaza: 40 days of solidarity and compassion
Whenever you get to thinking that people lack compassion and generally can’t be trusted with the planet, I recommend you re-read this article. By Mike Ferner On May 22, 2025, several members of Veterans For Peace, along with some allies,…
EcoWaste Coalition and 26 CSOs Ask DENR and DTI to Regulate Toxic Metals in Water Faucets
Watchdog Group Finds Toxic Lead and Cadmium in Water Faucets on Sale in the Market 5 July 2025, Quezon City. In an urgent request initiated by the EcoWaste Coalition and endorsed by 26 civil society organizations, the Department of Environment and…
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