WHO says nasal vaccines could help control Covid
Nasal Covid-19 vaccines could help to bring the Covid-19 pandemic under control, the World Health Organization said Wednesday after homegrown products were approved in India and China.
Cheap but poor quality toys may pose safety hazard, parents warned
With the start of the “ber” season, the EcoWaste Coalition rushed to remind parents and their children to be extra cautious when buying toys, especially cheap ones that are not duly authorized, labeled and assessed as safe for kids to play with.
Phase-out fossil fuel-based energy projects, strengthen air quality monitoring, PH government urged
Greenpeace called on the Philippine government to shore up the country’s monitoring systems for air quality, citing latest report that revealed inadequacies in data on air pollution and its dangers to Filipinos.
Ecowaste Coalition to FB Philippines: Make FB Marketplace mercury-free
A toxics watchdog group has submitted a letter on Wednesday, August 31, urging the management of Facebook Philippines to take immediate action to make the FB Marketplace safe from mercury-containing cosmetic products.
‘Crying all the time’: Monkeypox patients reveal psychological scars
The monkeypox virus may cause intense pain but the psychological scars of the illness can be just as devastating, say sufferers and those who are treating them.
Brigada Eskwela’s chemical safety and zero waste tips: 15 ways
A waste and pollution watchdog group urged principals, teachers, parents, students, and the community to practice healthy, toxic-free Brigada Eskwela by releasing a timely set of tips espousing chemical safety and zero waste in schools.
40 people downed by amoebic dysentery
Forty people were rushed to hospitals on Saturday, July 30, four days after feasting on food contaminated with Entamoeba histolytica during a traditional gathering in a farming village in Matalam, Cotabato.
Residents in far-flung areas welcome PRC Bakuna Bus
Finally, after waiting for months, Melissa Bajolo can breathe a sigh of relief. The factory worker has received her booster shot from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Bakuna (vaccine) Bus, a four-wheel vehicle that goes around Zamboanga City to provide vaccines to those who want to get their COVID-19 jabs.
FM Jr. has to address plastic, toxic, and waste crisis: Here are the reasons why
A toxic and waste watchdog group urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address the country’s crisis on plastic, toxic, and waste, and ban single-use plastics in time for his upcoming State of the Nation Address on July 25.
First ever free dialysis center in Region 12 launched
South Cotabato has now a dialysis center to serve local patients for free, the first in Central Mindanao.
