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Taguig City, Philippines —In many urban centers, women face a familiar dilemma: balancing work responsibilities with the need to access essential health services. Cervical cancer screening, critical for early detection and treatment, is often delayed or missed, particularly by women in…

Bansud, Oriental Mindoro — A coalition of faith-based organizations, civil society groups, and local government units formally launched on February 2, 2026 the HAPAG MANGYAN: Hunger to Hope 2.0 Project Kiddie Star, a collaborative initiative aimed at addressing hunger and…

The National Arts Month (NAM) 2026 celebration officially opened with a grand concert, “Ani ng Sining: Konsiyerto ng Katotohanan at Giting,” held on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Rizal Park Open Air Auditorium in Luneta Park. The opening concert set the…

by Janice Chalutag Naweywey I thought a million times about what the topic would be for my concept paper. While reading the given example of Ma’am Sheryl Langwas about the “Tikim”*,  “Watwat” came to mind. “Watwat is a common word…

by Geri Matthew Carretero, Jhpiego Philippines Marie Lea Aragon takes her role in cervical cancer prevention very personally. For her, every woman who walks into a health center in Parañaque City represents a responsibility and a promise: to provide timely,…

30 January 2026, Quezon City.  An eyeliner powder containing toxic lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, and antimony, which has been recalled from end users and subsequently destroyed in Germany, is on sale in Quiapo, Manila, for P250 per unit. The toxics…

 Loved Ones and Advocates in the U.S. Demand Her Immediate Release Chantal Anicoche—a U.S. citizen and Filipino-American community leader from Maryland—remains detained by the Philippine military more than two weeks after her surfacing, despite no charges being filed against her.…

Demands for Political Will and Inter-Ministerial Coordination by Rita Bhowmik (Dhaka Bureau) Ahead of the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election in Bangladesh, eminent citizens and environmentalists have issued a stern demand to the government to protect the country’s endangered haors…

As International Zero Waste Month draws to a close, environmental NGO BAN Toxics urged the Philippine government to abandon plans to pursue waste-to-energy (WTE) as a solution to the country’s escalating waste problem. The call came after Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo…

‘This news is available in Bengali’ by Rita Bhowmick  Ahead of the 13th National Parliamentary Election in Bangladesh, scheduled for February 12, prominent civil society members and rights activists have raised a strong demand to ensure the land rights of…