Artificial nails can be pretty, eye-catching, and a bane to your well-being. Cheap, artificial nail sets that come with the banned adhesive. (Photo from the EcoWaste Coalition) The EcoWaste Coalition cautioned consumers on Sunday, May 23 against the purchase and use of artificial nail kits with an...
Executive Order No. 13 0 The government has formally repealed the ban on open-pit mining method in the country, at least based on draft implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order (EO) 130. Based on the draft of the three-page IRR, the government repealed, amended, and...
Transport advocacy group Move As One Coalition has joined the global community in pushing for a 30-kilometer per hour (kph) speed limit on urban roads. (Photo from Dinna Louise C. Dayao / Move As One Coalition) The call--aimed at reducing air pollution, fighting climate change, and saving...
The country’s food producers – farmers, fishermen, and livestock raisers – are now facing the worst crisis in years. This was declared by United Broiler Raisers’ Association (UBRA) President Bong Inciong during the Farmers and Fisherfolks Congress on Friday. According to Inciong, the...
Now that the budget for 2022 is being prepared, President Rodrigo Duterte was asked by the private sector to issue an Executive Order (EO) to mandate local government units (LGUs) to allot a higher budget for their respective agricultural development. This request came up in anticipation of LGUs...
Transport advocacy group Move As One Coalition and the Department of Health (DOH) have emphasized the importance of having safer roads work in tandem with active transport on the occasion of Road Safety Month. (Photo by Şahin Sezer Dinçer / Unsplash) Citing how the current health crisis has...
It might get excruciatingly hot this dry season, but please try not to quench your thirst with these "water bottles". (Photo courtesy of EcoWaste Coalition) Environment and toxics watchdog EcoWaste Coalition cautioned the public on Friday, May 7 about the unintentional ingestion of alcohol and...
Is overfishing solely causing the fish population to drop? The answer is no, according to a report shared by environmental groups EcoWaste Coalition and Oceana Philippines. A fisherman from Baseco Compound in Tondo, Manila (Photo courtesy of EcoWaste Coalition) According to the report "Aquatic...
Smoke coming from crematoriums--which have become more active as a result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic--is causing a legitimate air pollution issue. (Photo by Ryunosuke Kikuno/ Unsplash) In this regard, pollution watchdog EcoWaste Coalition urged crematorium operators on Thursday,...
The EcoWaste Coalition has underscored the need to separate waste materials contaminated by the new coronavirus from recyclable items as a way of protecting informal waste workers and recyclers from getting infected with the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo by Pawel Czerwinski/...
The EcoWaste Coalition bared on Monday, April 26 the illegal domestic sale of five brands of mercury-laden “beauty creams” from Pakistan. According to the environmental health watchdog, the "smuggled" skin whitening products have as much as 16,900 times the trace amount limit of one part per...
A FRONT AGAINST CANCER The leaders of the coalition link arms while the members are at their backs Happy Palm Sunday to all you readers! We can't have the Holy Week processions and outdoor “pabasa” but try to make do at home. Go to on-stream masses and retreats for this Holy Week. Remember what...
