Health

8 October 2024, Quezon City. In observance of the Consumer Welfare Month this October and in anticipation of the upcoming International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week on October 20-26, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition called on the authorities to enforce…

Manila, Philippines – The Philippine government officially kicked off this year’s school-based immunization campaign titled, “Bakuna Eskuwela” on October 7, 2024 at the Dr. Alejandro Albert Elementary School in Sampaloc, Manila. This is a joint undertaking of the Department of…

Bengaluru Declaration Unites Leaders and Communities for Innovative Organic Waste Management Strategies   Bangalore, India — 08 October 2024 – At the First Congress on Organics and Climate, an ambitious vision for the future of climate action and waste management took root, culminating…

3 October 2024, Quezon City.  To mark the first anniversary of the Global Framework on Chemicals – For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste, or GFC, environmental health groups called on duty-bearers, governments and intergovernmental organizations in…

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr’s recent pronouncement links waste-to-energy (WtE) to flood control, implying that incinerating municipal solid waste and plastic could somehow mitigate flooding. However, flooding in the Philippines is primarily a result of poor urban planning, deforestation, clogged waterways,…

Group Urges Aspirants not to be a “Garpol,” Cut Back on Campaign Garbage 29 September 2024, Quezon City. The waste and pollution watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition appealed to all aspiring individuals and party-list groups for the 2025 national and local…

Parents be warned: Spooky Toxic Lead and Cadmium Found in Some Halloween Products “Beware of Halloween items that may be scarier and spookier than they look.” This was the statement from toxic watchdog BAN Toxics as stores began displaying items…

by Emerson Castaneda Soriano Last August 16, the College of Nursing and School of Midwifery conducted the 2nd Clinical Graduation and Ring hop Ceremony held at the Baguio Central University’s Function Hall with this year’s theme: “Excellence in Action: Caring…

Toxic and Waste Watchdog Inspects Busted Lamp Stockpile in QC Barangay, Detects Mercury Leakage   Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics recently detected mercury leakage from a stockpile of busted fluorescent lamps stored in a barangay in Quezon City. Following a series…

18 September 2024, Quezon City, Philippines/ Bangkok, Thailand.  Environmental health organizations Ecological Waste Coalition of the Philippines (EcoWaste Coalition) and Ecological Alert and Recovery – Thailand (EARTH) commended the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Thailand for its action to…