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Women’s strong criticism of international meeting on Afghanistan
Under the auspices of the United Nations, a meeting was held in Doha on the situation in Afghanistan, attended by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and special envoys from 21 countries, as well as representatives of the European Union and the Organisation…
Solidarity in action: Patricia Non and the Community Pantry movement in the Philippines
Amidst the grim state of the pandemic in the Philippines last April 2021 came a ray of shining light in the form of Ana Patricia Non who started one of the most powerful movements of volunteerism in the country. At…
Labor Day Protest: Filipino Workers call for urgent and significant wage increase
Amid the celebration of Labor Day around the world on May 1st, Trade Unions in the Philippines took the opportunity to march to improve their working conditions and salaries. Different Labor groups affiliated with the All Philippine Trade Union including…
“AG-Yaman:” In Gratitude to the Founding Associate of GINHAWA Guru-Giya Leah Tolentino on Her 60th Birthday Part 2
by Genevieve Balance Kupang “Teaching others is best done with subtlety, explaining in such a way that the mind opens because the heart has understood.” -Dadi Janki Here is the continuation of “AG-Yaman” (Thank You): Celebrating a milestone of…
Unesco awards prize to imprisoned Iranian journalists
Iranian journalists Niloofar Hamedi, Elaheh Mohammadi and Narges Mohammadi have been awarded the Unesco/Guillermo Cano 2023 World Press Freedom Prize for their work. All three are imprisoned in their country, and World Press Freedom Day calls for their release (Unesco…
Groups Laud Countries for Banning Two Toxic Plastic Chemicals and One Hazardous Pesticide
7 May 2023, Quezon City/Davao City. The EcoWaste Coalition and the Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) lauded the decision last Friday by over 120 countries to add UV-328, Dechlorane Plus (DP) and methoxychlor among the highly toxic chemicals targeted…
SorSU CoTEd and Midwifery together with Kurit-Lagting Art Collective and CAP Bicol Chapter successfully conducted a workshop on promoting Sorsogon’s Literary Traditions
The Sorsogon State University College of Teacher Education and Midwifery in partnership with Kurit-Lagting Art Collective and Concerned Artists of the Philippines Bicol Chapter (CAP Bicol) conducted a free workshop on Promoting Sorsogon’s Literary Traditions through the Children’s Theater from…
Group warns parents against harmful slime toys, calls for transparency standards for hazardous chemicals in PH
Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics warns the public against the proliferation of unlabeled slime toys among children, which may contain harmful chemicals that could be toxic. “High levels of borax, a crystalline substance commonly found in cosmetics, detergent, and…
Asia-Pacific Humanists Celebrate 54 Years of the Humanist Movement and Silo’s Message
May 4 1969 marks the historic day when Silo gave his first public talk at Punta De Vacas, Argentina, and started the launch of public activities based on the doctrine of Universal Humanism. His talk, entitled The Healing of Suffering,…
Labor and Environmental Groups Demand Listing of Chrysotile Asbestos in Rotterdam Convention
TUCP-EcoWaste Coalition Joint Press Release 4 May 2023, Quezon City. As the 2023 meetings of the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions get underway in Geneva, Switzerland, Filipino groups championing labor and chemical…
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