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EcoWaste Coalition to Parents: Beware of Unsafe Toys Sold Outside Your  Children’s Schools

Adults and Kids Urged to Heed Safety Tips when Buying Toys 16 June 2025, Quezon City.  With the start of the academic year 2025-2026, the EcoWaste Coalition again raised the persistent problem of unauthorized and unlabeled toys sold near school…

Attention All Fathers: Beware of Potential Dangers in Sexual Enhancement and Energy Products

15 June 2025, Quezon City.  As the nation celebrates Father’s Day, the environmental and health advocacy group EcoWaste Coalition drew attention to sexual enhancement and energy products sold by sidewalk vendors, Chinese drug stores and online sellers that can pose…

TOLCACHIER AND GENILO ADVANCE NON-VIOLENT JOURNALISM AND NON-POLARIZATION AT SDG 16/17 BOOT CAMP, RISE2025

Universities as Pillars of Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions Third in a Series of Four by Genevieve B. Kupang This is the 3rd in the series of what transpired during the SDG #16/17 Boot Camp, RISE 2025 ICREATE IMPACT Conference…

The Fire Next Door: War, Double Standards, and the Death of Dissent

“We are still reeling from the unresolved conflict between India and Pakistan, lingering under a fragile ceasefire, when yet another war has erupted in my neighborhood—this time in Iran. The horrors unfold before us: drones and missiles streaking across the…

Bangladesh on The Election Train!

After 18 months, the nation will go for an election in February 2026. Since the Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus took charge of the Interim Government last August, he faced several hiccups in running the administration. One of the challenges…

The World University Network of Innovation for Leaders (WUNI-L):  Elevating Collaboration, Innovation, and Leadership

by Genevieve Balance Kupang In a rapidly transforming world, higher education leaders are called to re-imagine their roles—not just as stewards of their own institutions, but as architects of global collaboration, innovation, and resilience. The World University Network of Innovation…

PPFA Expresses Dismay at News Channel’s Stupidity

Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), a forum of nationalist citizens in far eastern Bharat, expressed utter dismay that a so-called national news channel has aired irresponsible and highly objectionable views that ‘human sacrifice takes place in Kamakhya temple regularly’…

WCC ATC, BCU, and Partner Universities Launch RISE 2025 with Global Voices for Sustainable Innovation

by Michael T. Sebullen and Cherrie Mae M. Manuel  Binalonan, Pangasinan – May 28, 2025 — The 3rd Research Innovations for Sustainable Education (RISE 2025) officially opened  at the WCC Aeronautical and Technological College (WCC ATC) in Binalonan, Pangasinan. The…

Warning Out on ‘EU-Compliant’ Paints Containing High Lead Levels

China-made Paints Manufactured in March 2025 Found Non-compliant with Regulations 11 June 2025, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has stumbled upon lead-containing spray paints made in China and sold locally, which are ironically labeled as compliant with…

Brigada Eskwela in Brgy. Payatas, QC Pushes for Toxics-Free and Waste-Free Opening of Classes

With the nationwide Brigada Eskwela, environmental group BAN Toxics has partnered with Payatas B Elementary School (PBES) in Quezon City to campaign for a toxics-free and waste-free opening of classes on June 16, 2025. About 1,500 students, teachers, parents, local…

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