Press Releases

Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics supports the call to ban the sale and use of firecrackers nationwide. The DILG Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” C. Abalos, Jr. made the statement on December 18, calling on all local government units to enact an…

This riveting film is a first-person account of the horrors of nuclear war and the power of love and forgiveness to triumph over inhumanity. We will be joined by the author and executive producer of the film, Dr. Akiko Mikamo.…

The Move the Money–NYC Coalition and Council Member Carlina Rivera will hold a rally in support of Resolution 423-2022 calling on Congress and the President to move significant funds away from the military budget to fund social services. It also…

Stop Colonial Plunder! Joint Statement Against the signing of the Chile-EU Treaty Organisations, politicians and activists from the European Union and Chile signed a joint declaration promoted by Chile Mejor sin TLC, Against the Chile/European Union Treaty, signed on 13/Dec…

The ineffective way of tackling crime Citizen security has become a state issue for democratic governments, and one that has historically been negatively evaluated by citizens, who also consider that the current administration, regardless of political colour, fails to deal…

On the verge of the end of the formula that explicitly violates the decision expressed at the ballot box, the political elite, who had already betrayed the people, did not want to get their hands on the issue that gave…

16 December 2023. With the toy shopping spree well underway as Christmas nears, a toxics watchdog group calls on businesses to strictly comply with a 12-year-old law to make sure that toys containing endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) called phthalates are not…

The first American meeting of World without Wars and without Violence to organise the 3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence (3MM) took place in San José, Costa Rica, on 18 and 19 November, at the headquarters of the Universidad…

Authorities Need to Learn Lessons to Avert Future Deaths at Sea Official investigations into credible allegations that the Hellenic Coast Guard’s actions and omissions contributed to the shipwreck and loss of life off Pylos, Greece six months ago have made…

Toxics watchdog group, BAN Toxics, and Toro Hills Elementary School in Quezon City launched an “Iwas Paputok” (Avoid Fireworks) campaign with 2,000 participants,  urging the public to avoid firecrackers and fireworks for health and environmental reasons, promoting a toxic-free and…