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TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE AND GREENER FUTURE: City Schools Division of Dasmariñas steers clear of single-use plastic
With the worsening situation of global warming and climate change, the Department of Education (DepEd) - City Schools Division of Dasmariñas actively participated in and recognized the advocacy to ban single-use plastic products.
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Brand Audit 2022: Greenpeace PH calls on world leaders to hold worst plastic polluters accountable
Break Free From Plastic’s 2022 Brand Audit Report revealed that the Coca-Cola Company, Philip Morris International, Universal Robina Corporation (URC), Philippine Spring Water Resources, Inc., and Japan Tobacco International are the worst plastic polluters in the country. Globally, Coca-Cola also leads the list for five years in a row, followed by PepsiCo, Nestle, Mondelez International,…
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San Juan City spearheads sari-sari store refill system in bid to address plastic pollution
Sustainable sari-sari stores may soon be the norm in San Juan City with the pilot launch of community-based refill hubs developed to help address the plastic pollution crisis.
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Envi groups call for the beginning of the end of plastic clean ups
While yearly clean ups have contributed in raising awareness among people about plastic pollution, corporations have remained insensitive.
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PH gov’t urged: Strengthen air quality monitoring to protect citizens’ health
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (02 September 2022) — Ahead of the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, Greenpeace called on the Philippine government to shore up the country’s monitoring…
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PH frontline communities demand higher air standards and an end to coal, fossil fuels
A day after World Health Day, communities residing near coal power plants in Pangasinan, Quezon, Davao, and Cebu provinces demanded that the government raise the country’s air quality standards, and an end to coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel. The communities, which have been exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution in their own homes, expressed…
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Greenpeace and San Juan City LGU sign pledge towards liveability, climate-responsiveness
Greenpeace and San Juan City signed three agreements on plastic pollution, clean air, and climate-responsive cities.
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Fashion Wastage and Where to Source Authentic Traditional Filipino Textiles and Fabrics
When we think about environmental hazards, we often think of the same culprits like plastic waste, burning of fossil fuel, electronic waste, and deforestation. Very seldom do we think about…
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The Clock is Ticking: Groups Urge PRRD to Rush Ratification of Global Ban on Hazardous Waste Exports from Developed to Developing Countries
Groups urged President Duterte to rush the government’s long overdue ratification of the Basel Convention Ban Amendment
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Greenpeace raises alarm as climate crisis continues to threaten ‘Odette’ survivors
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (30 December 2021) – As orange and red rainfall warnings were raised Wednesday in areas still recovering from Typhoon Odette (int’l name: Rai), Greenpeace called on the…