‘Avoid the 5Gs (guns, goons, gold, gin, garbage)’
By Erika SaulerPick a green candidate. Avoid the 5 Gs—guns, goons, gold, gin and garbage. These were among the tips offered Monday by an environmental watch group to voters.
Pick a green candidate. Avoid the 5 Gs—guns, goons, gold, gin and garbage. These were among the tips offered Monday by an environmental watch group to voters.
An environmental watch group has cautioned parents against buying lead-tainted lunch bags which could sicken kids.
Instead of stimulating creativity, some crayons and pencils may even end up stunting or damaging your child’s brain development.
Makati residents be warned: Participating in the traditional “Pabasa” this Holy Week may be good for your soul but not for your health.
Environmentalist groups rallied on Tuesday before the Commission on Election (Comelec) in Manila calling on candidates to be green-minded.
No shortcuts, please. With Fire Prevention Month coming up in March, toxics watchgroup EcoWaste Coalition yesterday reminded the public that while burning may be an easier and faster way to get rid of trash compared to recycling, it is dangerous and harmful, not just to people and their health but the environment as well.
Environmental watch group Ecowaste Coalition has reminded the two major political parties to be green-minded as they hold their respective proclamation rallies in Manila and Cebu province.
Some lunar new year charms and accessories might not exactly bring good fortune. Consumer safety watchdog Ecowaste Coalition discovered dangerous chemicals in 28 lucky charms and accessories, including a fertility amulet with a high level of lead that ironically could induce miscarriage and premature childbirth.
An environmental group condemned Sunday the continued sale of imported mercury-laden skin whitening and antiaging products in several Chinese drug stores despite the ban imposed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on these items. In test buys conducted during the weekend, Ecowaste Coalition discovered that 12 drugstores in the Binondo and Divisoria areas [...]
An environment and health watchdog on Friday sounded the alarm over the unregulated over-the-counter sale of liquid mercury used by dentists for filling teeth cavities.
Don’t paint your child’s future with poison. Antitoxics campaigner EcoWaste Coalition on Friday launched a multisector campaign to phase out lead-based paint in the Philippines, warning the public of serious health risks arising from the chemical, including brain damage in children.
Several skin-whitening products bought in Divisoria have been found to contain the toxic substance mercury.
Waste and pollution watchdog urged national and local government agencies to conduct inspection and assessment of waste disposal facilities in their respective areas of jurisdiction following torrential rains in many parts of Luzon that may have caused damage to facilities.
