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Watchdog Group Calls Attention to Unauthorized, Reef-Toxic Sunscreens
16 April 2023, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has cautioned the public against the use of sunscreen products that are being sold locally without the required market authorization. Ever vigilant, the group conducted a market monitoring in…
Philippines-US Stage the Largest-ever “Balikatan” Joint Military Exercises Amidst Regional Tensions
Amid rising regional tensions, more than 17,000 Philippine and U.S. soldiers began their largest-ever joint military drills on Tuesday, April 11, which will last for two weeks. This follows on the heels of China’s three days of military exercises around…
Reopening the debate about South Korea’s mandatory military service
The 70th anniversary of the last shots being fired in the Korean War will be marked this year. The war ended in 1953 with the signing of an armistice which was never intended to be a proper peace treaty. This…
World’s first Ecotourism travel mart launched in light of climate change
The International Ecotourism Travel Mart (IETM), the world’s first and biggest green travel mart, was held in the Philippines last March 29 until April 2 to promote sustainability and aversion to climate change. With the theme, ”Embracing Authentic Ecotourism: An…
Power games in the South China Sea continue
While protesters call for peaceful togetherness and an immediate stop of the power games in the Asia Pacific, tensions between China and the USA are rising due to joint military exercise in the South China Sea after Chinese military maneuvers…
Waiting for the end of the world
We were waiting for the end of the world Waiting for the end of the world Waiting for the end of the world Dear Lord, I sincerely hope that you will come Because you really started something. Elvis Costello, Waiting…
Warning Out on Toxic Glue for Bicycle Tire Puncture Repair
12 April 2023, Quezon City. The watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition is urging cyclists and bike mechanics to be wary of the health risks when using a glue for repairing punctured inner tubes as it may contain benzene, a carcinogenic (cancer-causing),…
12 April, World Cosmonautics Day
It is 62 years since a historic human feat: Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s journey to become the first human being to see the Earth from space with his own eyes. It was on 12 April 1961 and it was a…
Filipino Catholics embark on the Traditional Penitential Walk in Antipolo’s International Shrine
Catholic faithful around metro Manila and other neighboring cities and towns trekked to the International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage for Holy Thursday until Good Friday morning in remember the sacrifices of Jesus Christ. According to…
Why is Japan edging closer to Bangladesh and India in the region?
Bangladesh, Japan, and India will hold a meeting in Tripura on 11-12 April to put in place connectivity initiatives to harness the commercial potential of the region. By Fumiko Yamada Asian Confluence, a think tank based out of North East India, in…
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