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Filling Plates, Emptying Landfills: Decade-Long Food Rescue Shows Hong Kong Can Rescue 5,000 Tonnes of Food Each Year
Greeners’ Action call for citywide scale-up of its landmark program Hong Kong — 24 March 2026 – A ten-year initiative in Cheung Sha Wan has shown that Hong Kong’s wet markets can feed people, not landfills. From 2014 to 2023, Greeners Action (GA)…
Environmental Groups Seek an Independent Probe into the Operations of San Mateo Landfill
24 March 2026, Quezon City. As the public eagerly awaits the results of the investigations conducted on the deadly Binaliw, Cebu, and Montalban, Rizal landfill incidents, two environmental groups called on the authorities to check on the operations of another…
Filipino radio professional shot dead, PEC demands justice
Geneva, 23 March 2026: Another radio professional was killed in the Philippines last Friday, spreading panic among the media fraternity in the island nation. The victim, identified as Julio Calo (49), was shot dead by a miscreant in front of…
Warning Out on Mercury-Contaminated Fairness Cream for Men
EcoWaste Coalition discovers another Pakistan-made skin lightening product with extremely high mercury content 23 March 2026, Quezon City. The EcoWaste Coalition has detected mercury at over 30,000 parts per million (ppm) in a Pakistan-made facial cream that promises “fairer skin…
PEC expresses concern over the sealing of the UNI office in Delhi
Geneva/Delhi, 22 March 2026: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses concern over sealing of the office of United News of India (UNI, one of the country’s oldest news agencies) in New Delhi on Friday…
Climate Injustice in Bangladesh: A Delta Nation’s Struggle for Existence
By G M Forhadul Mazumder (Dhaka Bureau) While Bangladesh’s contribution to global carbon emissions is negligible, the country stands at the forefront of nature’s severe retaliation as one of the most affected regions in the world. Situated across the vast…
PBF 2026: Celebrating Filipino Stories, Authors, and Literacy
The National Book Development Board (NBDB) held its fourth edition of the Philippine Book Festival (PBF) from March 12 to 15 at the Mega Trade Hall of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City. This year’s theme is Gubat ng Karunungan, Rainforest…
A World Shaken: War, Power, and the Collapse of Global Order
Throughout history, the world has witnessed countless wars, yet the ongoing conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States has sent shockwaves through the foundations of international relations, much like a powerful earthquake destabilizes the earth itself. Today, a sense…
EcoWaste Coalition Flags 1,041 Online Product Listings for Skin Lighteners Banned for Mercury Adulteration and/or Lack of Authorization
19 March 2026, Quezon City. While women’s contributions to society are celebrated during the National Women’s Month, the EcoWaste Coalition is demanding real action from government regulators and administrators of online shopping and social media platforms: protect women from hazardous…
Call for Urgent Action to Prevent Child Abuse in Bangladesh
by Rita Bhowmick (Dhaka Bureau) Human rights organization Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) has expressed deep concern and indignation over the increasing incidents of sexual violence against children in Bangladesh. Following the recent rape of a 10-year-old student at a madrasa…
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