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The Convention on Biological Diversity must resist the commodification of all life

From December 7- 19, the 15th COP of the Convention on Biological Diversity  (CBD) will be taking place in Montreal, Canada, the first COP to take place since 2018, after being delayed due to the pandemic. This upcoming CBD COP…

EcoWaste Coalition Finds Mandatory Toy Labeling Still Wanting as Toys Enjoy Brisk Sales as Christmas Approaches

16 December 2022, Quezon City.  Nine years after it was approved and three years following the stalled issuance of its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), the enforcement of Republic Act 10620, or the Toy and Game Safety Labeling Act, is…

Art Collective and Writers’ Group  to launch Poetry Anthology

Quezon City, National Capitol Region–  Various art organizations together with different writers’ groups from the National Capital Region, Bicol Region, and other parts of the country will be holding a virtual book launching of the collaborative writing project Life After…

Still I Rise to receive Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice in Mumbai

The organization is among this year’s awardees for its world-changing work in providing quality education to refugee children.  Still I Rise is among the recipients of the 18th Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice for its work providing high-quality…

Lof Lafken Winkul Mapu: statement by social scientists for the rewe

Since 4 October 2022, a rewe has been left alone. Those of us who work with the Mapuche people in the social sciences have often heard about pu rewe and pu machi. If there is an extensive academic literature that…

EcoWaste Coalition Ramps Up “Iwas Paputoxic” Campaign vs. Firecrackers and Fireworks as New Year Revelry Nears

14 December 2022, Quezon City.  Holding mock oversized firecrackers plastered with “danger” tape, enthusiastic students of Bagong Silang Elementary School (BSES) in Caloocan City vowed to safely celebrate the upcoming New Year to prevent injuries, as well as pollution. In…

Don’t ADD TO CART Mercury-Added Products

They say there is no more perfect time to hit “add to cart” than during a holiday sale season. However, as much as Filipinos desire to join the shopping rush, toxic and harmful products remain widely available on these online…

Spain: No appointments, no rights

Applicants for international protection denounce that they find themselves without the right to be so, as Spain has failed to fulfil its obligation to protect them by not facilitating access to the application for such protection. For this reason, on…

Acción Humanista: Constituent Agreement must strengthen democracy

Public statement on the Constituent Agreement At a time when the bases of a new constituent process are being discussed, for humanists it is very important to reaffirm the democratic principle as the guiding principle to promote any agreement for…

EcoWaste Coalition Pushes for Benzene Ban in Children’s Toys

10 December 2022, Quezon City.  While long banned in developed countries, toys containing benzene, a chemical classified as “carcinogenic to humans,” are still sold in the domestic market. The continued sale of plastic balloon-blowing kits with a solvent mixture containing benzene…

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