health and the environment

19 October 2023 – The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific formally submitted its position on the proposed Philippine Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Guidelines (SFTG) to prevent the financing of industries that are harmful to the objectives of circular…

17 October 2023, Manila City/Quezon City.  The EcoWaste Coalition, an advocacy group for a zero waste and toxics-free society, made a last-ditch appeal to candidates running for elective Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan posts to think of Mother Earth as they…

The world is turning to nuclear power as a solution to global warming, but it is postulated herein that it is a huge mistake that endangers society. One nuclear meltdown causes as much damage over the long term as a…

NGOs Say Adequate Funding and Active Implementation Will be Key to Framework’s Success 3 October 2023, Quezon City.  Public interest groups campaigning for safe chemicals and waste policies and practices that uphold human health and protect the environment welcomed the…

26 July 2023, Quezon City.  The EcoWaste Coalition, an environmental organization advocating for a zero waste and toxics-free society, is urging the Government of the Philippines to support the adoption of a strong and funded global policy instrument to protect…

“Taking stock of President Marcos’ commitment to solving the Philippines’ problem with plastic pollution and climate change, we urge the President to take immediate concrete actions to end plastic pollution. We reiterate our call to ban single-use plastics,” says Reynaldo…

Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental – Burn Not Dumaguete, a leading advocate for public health and environmental protection, strongly expresses concerns over the operation of a pyrolysis-gasification incinerator in Dumaguete City’s Central Materials Recovery Facility. Recent studies conducted worldwide have highlighted…

5 July 2023, Quezon City.  As the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. nears, the EcoWaste Coalition urged the government to adopt policy measures that will protect the people’s health and the environment from…

22 June 2023, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged local government units (LGUs) to conduct safety checks in ice and cold storage plants in their areas of jurisdiction following the ammonia leak and fire in Navotas City…

8 June 2023, Quezon City.  Environmental health and justice groups lauded the Government of Thailand for joining the global efforts to control unwanted imports of hazardous waste and other wastes by ratifying the Basel Convention Ban Amendment. Thailand accepted the…