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EcoWaste Coalition Discovers 11 More Spray Paints with Lead Content in Violation of the Lead Paint Ban
Laboratory tests detect lead up to 95,600 ppm in imported paints sold online 22 July 2026, Quezon City. Despite the existing Chemical Control Order (CCO) that outlaws lead in paints, harmful lead-laced paint products continue to be imported and distributed—an ongoing trend the EcoWaste Coalition has strongly deplored. The group criticized the brazen breach of…
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Communities walk out during public scoping, urge DENR to terminate all proposed projects in Smokey Mountain
Affected communities represented by the Manila Anti-Incinerator Alliance walked out of the second public scoping held by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) National Capital Region yesterday afternoon due to frustration and months-long intensifying violations that continue to be ignored. Community leader Anora Madrid from Samahan ng Magkakapitbahay sa…
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Indian youth want change they are fed up with corruption, unemployment, and fraud in the education system
Rahul Gandhi, the official leader of the opposition in India called on Tuesday for the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in response to the heavy-handed crackdown on a student protest demanding reforms to the university system. On Monday, thousands of people gathered in the capital, New Delhi, at the call of the Indian protest…
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Oberta una nova convocatòria de residència artística a Ucraïna dins del projecte VIKNO
El projecte europeu Under One Sky: Artist Residencies in Vikno obre una convocatòria extraordinària perquè artistes d’Espanya dedicats a l’artesania, les arts aplicades i el disseny industrial desenvolupin el seu projecte durant un mes a Ucraïna. Les candidatures es poden presentar fins al 2 d’agost. Els artistes d’Espanya dedicats a l’artesania, les arts aplicades i…
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(Peru) Gen Z Activists: From Outrage to Organization
Determined to “take the bull by the horns,” on Monday, the 20th, at the Congress of the Republic, several Generation Z (Gen Z) activists launched the organization “Legado Nacional Unido” to empower young people in the country’s political life and public affairs. This organization joins the many groups, agreements, and platforms that make up the…
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Peru: “We Won’t Give Up Until the Scholarship Reform Is Shelved”
The fight for inclusive education continues to be driven by students, current scholarship recipients, and former recipients of the National Scholarship Program (PRONABEC), who are now holding a permanent vigil in front of the Ministry of Education, located in the San Borja district of Lima. “We won’t give up; we’ll remain here while, at the…
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The Nun who Wanted to Change the World… and Did
“Students of St. Scholastica’s are ‘colegiala ’; they’re not used to advocacy work,” said the retired environmentalist nun, Sister Aida Velasquez OSB. She explained that schoolgirls in this exclusive, all-girls Catholic College are from affluent families. But she added that Sister Mary John Mananzan OSB was the exception. “She is the activist,” Sister Aida said.…
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Bangladesh Eyes Better Trade Deal with the USA
By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh is moving to strengthen its trade negotiation capacity after growing criticism that the country has repeatedly secured less favorable terms in major international trade agreements due to weak bargaining skills and inadequate institutional preparation. The recent trade agreement with the United States and the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)…
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Facing a Climate Crisis, Bangladesh Reimagines the Future of its Urban Buildings
By G M Forhadul Mozumder (Dhaka Bureau) Under the dual pressures of rapid urbanization and severe climate change impacts, Bangladesh- a transforming nation in South Asia- is moving to fundamentally reshape its housing and construction sectors. Moving away from environmentally destructive traditional brick-and-mortar practices, the country is introducing a national sustainable building labeling framework: HBRI-DESH,…
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Silent in Sky Blue and White: Bangladesh Stunned as World Cup Festivities End in Unfulfilled Dreams
By Maksuda Lisa (Dhaka Bureau) Just a few weeks ago, the green and red landscape of Bangladesh had transformed entirely into sky blue and white. From the bustling avenues of the capital to rural village paths, university campuses to local neighborhood alleys- one topic dominated every conversation: Lionel Messi and his Argentine squad. Millions of…