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EcoWaste Coalition Assembles in Plaza Miranda to Press for a Waste-Free Conduct of Traslacion 2026

January 6, 2026, Manila City/Quezon City. Three days before the reenactment of Traslacion, the EcoWaste Coalition gathered in Plaza Miranda (a Freedom Park) in front of the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno to reiterate its call for…

On Refuse Single-Use Day, Communities Break Away from the Throwaway Culture

06 January 2026 –  #RefuseSingleUseDay shines a light on a simple idea that feels almost old-fashioned: stop treating things as throwaways in the first place. From plastic sachets to paper cups to misleading bio-based packaging, single-use items continue to strain ecosystems…

Cricket Beyond the Pitch: Indian Hegemony and BD’s Silent Rebuff

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) If the Bangladeshi government’s decision to suspend the broadcast of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is dismissed as an emotional outburst or a reaction born of cricketing disappointment, then the deeper language of South…

‘DIALOGO’: The worlds of two internationally-acclaimed artists, Manuel Ocampo & Ronald Ventura, collide in Cloudgrey Gallery

The art exhibit, DIALOGO, opened in Cloudgrey December 9, 2025 and is currently on display for all art lovers to see and experience. In this historic collaboration between two acclaimed contemporary artists, Manuel Ocampo and Ronald Ventura, something uncanny has…

EcoWaste Coalition Tags 13 Skin Lightening Products Adulterated with Toxic Mercury

(Group pushes for regulatory and consumer vigilance to break the unlawful trade of contraband cosmetics with mercury) 4 January 2026, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition today released a list of 13 skin lightening products found in 2025…

Goodbye 2025, Globally a Deadlier Year for Scribes

Guwahati : As the year 2025 bids farewell, it emerged as a deadlier year for journalists since the beginning of the century, after 2024. At least 165 media professionals were killed in 31 countries, where 2024 witnessed 179 journo-casualties around…

SAARC is being revived!

Amid ongoing diplomatic tensions and security concerns between India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, the process of reviving the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has officially begun! It has been reported that this initiative is being spearheaded by Bangladesh, a…

Final Farewell to Khaleda Zia Amid Unprecedented Respect and Love

The people of Bangladesh have bid a final farewell to former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia with unprecedented respect and love. She was laid to rest with full state honors beside the grave of…

Tensions Escalate Over Military Presence at the Border: Crisis Deepens Around ‘Chicken’s Neck’

The India-Bangladesh border has emerged as the most volatile geopolitical flashpoint in South Asia. Unprecedented activity by the Indian Army in the Siliguri Corridor- popularly known as the ‘Chicken’s Neck’- and Dhaka’s subsequent diplomatic maneuvers signal a complex turning point…

EcoWaste Coalition Appeals to Black Nazarene Devotees to Prevent and Reduce Trash in 2026 Traslacion

1 January 2026, Manila City/Quezon City. As the Zero Waste Month is observed this January and as the preparations for the January 9 Feast of Black Nazarene go full blast, a waste and pollution watchdog group exhorted the Roman Catholic…

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