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80 Years of Memory and Action: Honoring the Past, Advancing Disarmament, and Building a Peaceful Future

Pax Christi New York State and Pax Christi Metro New York Invite you to A Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan  Featuring excerpts from a Pax Christi International Webinar, Friday, August 8th,…

Brainstorm 3: An Abstract Art Group Show 2025 Carries on with Creative Force at Imahika Art Gallery

Exhibit has been extended through August 4, 2025 MANILA, Philippines — Brainstorm 3, the third chapter in the ongoing abstract art series curated by visual artist Janddie Castillo, brought together more than 40 artists from across the Philippines and beyond…

The Tucumán Factor in the Orchestration of Operation Colombo: Chileans and Argentines share unanswered questions 50 years later

By Maxine Lowy An honor granted by the president of a democracy to the dictator of a neighboring country offers clues for understanding the background of a military intelligence orchestration from 50 years ago, known as Operation Colombo or the…

BAN Toxics to PBBM: Change The System, Not Just The Way We Think

“Halfway through his term, we have yet to see the Marcos Jr. administration make significant efforts in addressing the impacts of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss in the country. What is needed is radical…

Green Groups to PBBM: Uphold the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment

24 July 2025, Quezon City.  As affected families and communities rise from the onslaught of recent severe weather disturbances, civil society groups urged President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to prioritize policies, programs and resources to effectively uphold the right of every…

Incinerator Project in Manila will only Submerge the City into more Woes

Green groups call for sustainable, people-centered solutions ahead of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) Manila, Philippines — Environmentalists warn that the massive flooding and the sanitation issues should not be used to legitimize the implementation of the Waste-to-Energy (WtE)…

PEC Condemns Misuse of the PRESS Symbol, Another Journo-murder

Geneva/Guwahati: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses concern over the use of the PRESS symbol by armed combatants in Syria and Gaza to pretend themselves as media workers. The PEC (www.pressemblem.ch) condemns the use…

Toxics Watchdog Group Cites QC’s Food-Drug Regulation Officers for Sustained Action to Rid the City of Dangerous Cosmetics with Mercury

21 July 2025, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition gave the Food-Drug Regulation Officers (FDROs) of Quezon City the thumbs-up for their nonstop drive to stop the illicit trade of mercury cosmetics in the country’s most populated city.…

EcoWaste Coalition Affirms Unity with COMELEC in Pushing for Green Electoral Reforms

19 July 2025, Quezon City. The EcoWaste Coalition, an advocate for a zero waste and toxics-free society, has reiterated its unity with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in promoting reforms to make the elections environmentally sustainable. The poll body on…

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…

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