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EcoWaste Coalition Backs Senator Risa’s Proposed Inquiry on Health Risks Posed by Unauthorized Health Products
18 December 2025, Quezon City. The environmental and health watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has signified its support for the inquiry proposed by Sen. Risa Hontiveros to address the health risks posed by the proliferation of unauthorized supplements and other health…
EcoWaste Coalition Campaigns for “Iwas Paputoxic” to Prevent Injuries, Fires, Smoke, and Garbage Ahead of the New Year’s Eve Revelry
Students encouraged to avoid firecrackers and choose safe, eco-friendly noisemakers 15 December 2025, Quezon City – The EcoWaste Coalition, together with health professionals, government agencies, and environmental advocates, led this year’s “Iwas Paputoxic” campaign at Pinyahan Elementary School in Quezon…
GNRC Hospitals Founder Dr. NC Borah Honoured with Double National Awards
Guwahati: One of the best-known practicing physicians of eastern India, Dr. Nomal Chandra Borah has been honoured with two distinguished national awards recognising his transformative contributions to neurology, nursing leadership, and community healthcare development over five decades. Founder of GNRC…
BAN Toxics Leads ‘Iwas Paputok’ Campaign for Safe, Toxics-Free Holiday Celebrations
Quezon City — Environmental justice group BAN Toxics, in partnership with Payatas B Elementary School, launched its annual school-based Toxics-Free and Waste-Free “Iwas Paputok” Campaign. An estimated 2,000 participants joined the activity, including students, teachers, parents, and community members, alongside…
EcoWaste Coalition Shares Its Advocacy vs. Mercury in Skin Lightening Products at UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya
11 December 2025, Quezon City. On December 10, Human Rights Day, the EcoWaste Coalition had the opportunity to share its advocacy campaign on mercury in skin lightening products at a side event on “Toxic Skin Bleaching: A Growing Global Health…
Child Health Advocate Pitches for Age-Appropriate Toys this Christmas
Parents urged to think P.L.A.Y. for developmentally-suited toys. 7 December 2025, Quezon City. Amid the Christmas rush, the EcoWaste Coalition echoed a child health advocate’s timely reminder to parents and godparents to pick non-toxic, age-appropriate toys, as well as to…
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…
Lakbay Dunong Outreach Brought Food, School Supplies, and Hope to the Subanen Community in Zamboanga del Norte
Brgy. Pange, Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte, Mindanao — The Friends of Saint Mary MacKillop Inc. (FSMMI), together with its partner organizations and sponsors, successfully conducted its Lakbay Dunong Outreach Program on November 29, 2025, bringing essential food support, school supplies,…
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…
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