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EcoWaste Coalition Raises Awareness on Dangers of Button Batteries in Children’s Toys
1 December 2025, Quezon City. Parents beware: button batteries used to power some toys may pose serious health risks to your children and must be kept out of their sight and reach at all times to prevent kids from playing…
Civil Society Groups Back Archbishop Uy’s Call for a Simple and Meaningful Christmas
28 November 2025, Quezon City. The Action for Nurturing Children and Environment (ANCE), a Cebu City-based non-governmental organization dedicated to children’s development and the integrity of creation, and the EcoWaste Coalition, a Quezon City-based environmental network for a zero-waste and…
New Teen Hubs Bring Hope and Support to Ozamiz Learners
Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines — Five new school-based teen centers were officially launched at the Ozamiz City Central School, marking another milestone for the Building Resilient and Aware Voices for Empowerment (BRAVE) Project of Jhpiego Philippines and the Department…
EcoWaste Coalition Pushes for Safe and Non-Toxic Toys for All Children as Christmas Nears
Watchdog group urges duty-bearers to ensure children’s right to non-hazardous toys is upheld 27 November 2025, Quezon City. As the National Children’s Month is observed and as Christmas gets closer, the EcoWaste Coalition appealed to all sectors to take steps…
Coalition Condemns ADB’s “Dangerous Reversal” on Nuclear Energy, Warns of Debt and Disaster
MANILA, Philippines – As the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board meets today to deliberate its 2025 Energy Policy Review, a coalition of civil society groups led by the Nuclear Free Bataan Movement (NFBM) held a protest at the bank’s headquarters, condemning…
In the Company of Trees, Strangers, and an Ex-Con
by George Banez ”Oh, you weren’t even born yet the second time I went to jail,” said Tatang as he lounged on a wooden platform raised two feet above the dirt floor of the “cottage.” Made of bamboo, the cottage was…
Civil Society Gives ADB a Failing Grade on Climate, Justice, and Transparency
MANILA, Philippines — As the world marks a decade since the Paris Agreement, NGO Forum on ADB Network and allies have issued a scathing assessment of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) 2025 Energy Policy Review and Draft Policy. In a scorecard…
Antarctica’s Red Flag Warning
Antarctica has moved to “the front of the line” as a global warming threat that’s already well beyond expectations, and it’s happening fast. Based on statements by polar scientists over the past 18 months, it warrants a Red Flag Warning,…
EcoWaste Coalition Urges FDA to Test Play Sand Products for Asbestos following Recalls in Australia and New Zealand
18 November 2025, Quezon City, Philippines. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to analyze colored sand play products being sold in the market after the regulatory authorities in Australia and New Zealand announced recalls…
Mercury Treaty Fails to Address the Gold Mining Crisis
Ban on mercury in dental fillings is a positive step. But small-scale gold mining will remain the largest global contributor to mercury pollution without urgent action. 07 November 2025. Geneva. Despite the growing crisis of mercury contamination in the Amazon,…
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