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The Philippine Misereor Partnership Inc. (PMPI) challenges the Maharlika Investment Corporation’s (MIC) blatant and incomprehensible move to fund a loan agreement favoring a gold and copper mining project in Kalinga province. The MIC was created through R.A 11954 or the…

Toxic watchdog BAN Toxics is urging social media and online shopping platforms to take down content, advertisements, and listings promoting skin-lightening products (SLPs) banned by the Food and Drug Administration due to toxic mercury. A recent social media monitoring effort…

Guwahati, India: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)  Sarsanghchalak Dr. Mohan Bhagwat, while gracing an intellectual (Bouddhik) program on Sunday morning, pointed out that the Swayamsevaks work as catalysts for the welfare of the society.  Dr. Bhagwat commented that RSS is not…

While spring seems around the corner as March approaches, Korea is still cold under minus-degree temperatures and it has been snowing lately. Except for much of those politically motivated protests and demonstrations happening outdoors, cultural and entertainment events are bound…

Civil society representatives from across the Asia-Pacific region came together in Colombo, Sri Lanka for the Asia-Pacific ARA-TLS Knowledge Synthesis Symposium, held from February 24-26, 2025. Organized by Transition Research as the TLS project lead partner of the Adaptation Research…

The QC Local Government Unit earns “ganda” (beauty) points for creating a task force to enforce the ban on mercury cosmetics. 24 February 2025, Quezon City.  The Quezon City Government got a well-deserved pat on the back for its latest…

In the United States, the 2nd week of February was like the collapse of a dike causing a flood. Policies that were supported for decades with billions of dollars, thousands of operators and incessant propaganda were swept away like debris…

Let History not be Erased. Teach the New Generations How a Dictatorship can be Ended– Peacefully, Nonviolently. February 25 is the anniversary of the peaceful EDSA People Power Revolution which ended the Marcos dictatorship, a one-man rule which lasted for…

Thirty-nine years ago, the People Power Revolution—the nonviolent uprising that ended the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos—marked a turning point in Philippine history. In 1983, dictator Ferdinand Marcos, backed by the U.S., ordered the assassination of his rival Benigno Aquino and…

Marking the 118th years of service of La Proteccion de La Infancia Inc. February 22, 2025. This month, La Proteccion de la Infancia, Inc. (LPI) marks its 118th year as the Philippines’ longest-serving registered non-profit corporation. La Proteccion began in…