#HumanRights #Environment | EcoWaste Coalition advocates for a clean penitential walk to Antipolo Cathedral this Maundy Thursday. Let’s heed the call of the church and authorities to keep our sacred spaces and surroundings free from litter. Together, let’s make this year’s Alay Lakad an eco-friendly and respectful expression of faith.
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Aside from mercury-containing skin lightening products, online shopping platforms are also rife with imported paint products with undisclosed concentrations of lead in brazen violation of the country’s national ban on such products. Coinciding with the 3.3. online shopping sales yesterday, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition monitored and found dozens of product listings for spray paint brands with one or
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In an e-mail sent today, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged the City Government of Cagayan de Oro to conduct law enforcement operations to break the unbridled trade of dangerous cosmetics with mercury in the city. “We appeal to Mayor Klarex Uy, a distinguished public servant, to clear Cogon Public Market and adjacent retail centers of contraband beauty products
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Amid the glutathione intravenous (IV) drip controversy at the Senate, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition deplored the unabated marketing of such injectable products for lightening the skin in online shopping sites. Based on the monitoring it conducted today, unapproved injectable glutathione are being sold by online sellers as if these products are totally safe to use. Glutathione capsules, pills,
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#HumanRights #Healthn An environmental health NGO sought the help of Cebu City Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama to stop the unlawful sale of contraband cosmetics containing high concentrations of mercury, a health-damaging chemical not allowed in cosmetic products. “We respectfully request your good office to take the necessary action to stop the continuing sale in Cebu City of skin whitening cosmetics
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EcoWaste Coalition Pushes for Safe Management of Mercury-Containing Lamp Waste As the Zero Waste Month is observed, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition called for better enforcement of existing regulations aimed at protecting citizens, including waste workers, against harmful exposure from spent mercury-containing lamps. The group drew attention to Quezon City Ordinance No. 1483, series of 2005 and Quezon City
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#HumanRights #Environment #Killings Environmental Advocates’ Plea: Stop Activist Killings Responding to the brutal killings of nine activists last March 7, environmental advocates pressed the government to ensure that the lives and liberties of those peacefully exercising their constitutionally-guaranteed rights are upheld and protected. “As the fight for Mother Earth is a fight for her children too, the EcoWaste Coalition condemns
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#HumanRights #Safety #Health EcoWaste Coalition Pushes for LGU Inspection of Ice and Cold Storage Plants Following Ammonia Gas Leaks in Two Facilities The EcoWaste Coalition, an advocate for chemical safety and environmental health, pressed local government units (LGUs) to immediately conduct inspections of ice and cold storage plants following ammonia gas leak incidents in Metro Manila and Batangas province last
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Celebrating Earth Day Meaningfully in the Time of Coronavirus: Five Ways to Give Back to Mother Earth 21 April 2020, Quezon City. As the 50th year of the Earth Day is observed on April 22, an environmental health organization has put forward five ways by which Filipinos from all walks of life can help to address both the novel coronavirus
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EcoWaste Coalition Says No to Burning COVID-19 Healthcare Waste in Incinerators and Crematories The non-profit environmental health group EcoWaste Coalition appealed to the authorities to recall or revoke an advisory, which if enforced, would allow the burning of COVID-19 healthcare waste in incinerators and crematories. Through a letter e-mailed to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu
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