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5 June 2022, Quezon City. As World Environment Day is celebrated, non-profit groups campaigning for a zero waste and toxics-free society pressed the

Environmental groups EcoWaste Coalition, Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability and the Mother Earth Foundation have urged the Philippine delegation to the ongoing conference in Geneva, Switzerland to support stricter limits for persistent organic pollutants in waste to avoid contaminating the recycling chain.

1 June 2022, Quezon City. Various civil society groups have joined forces to call for a global ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) ahead of

DAVAO CITY – The Catholic Church and environment groups have decried the approval of the ordinance in South Cotabato lifting the controversial ban on open pit mining method in the province. Residents protest against the proposed open-pit mining in South Cotabato. ( FIle photo courtesy of SAC Marb

Several environmental organizations on Thursday, May 5, gathered during the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN)’s D-Tox Session which aimed to

6 April 2022, Davao City/Quezon City. Non-government organizations (NGOs) from South, Southeast and East Asia, including the Philippines, have called on

24 March 2022. As thousands of schools brace for limited face-to-face classes amid declining COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, two non-profit groups

As schools started to implement limited face-to-face classes, pro-environmental and non-profit groups discovered endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), particularly phthalates, in erasers for children that are being sold in local retail stores. (Photo courtesy of EcoWaste Coalition) EcoWaste Coa

21 February 2022. Philippine environmental groups working for a zero waste and toxics-free society have expressed support for a robust negotiation

Group: DENR-Davao has yet to order suspension on cutting of century-old trees