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Watchdog warns Filipinos from buying chicken toy due to toxic chemicals

The EcoWaste Coalition has advised Filipino consumers to refrain from buying an unauthorized squeaky toy marketed for kids and pets alike due to the presence of an "endocrine disrupting chemical.".....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 17th, 2024

Filipinos urged to end ‘toxic’ relationship with plastic on Valentine’s Day

As Filipinos celebrate Valentine’s Day with their loved ones, an environmental group offers a unique suggestion: break up with single-use plastics. .....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 14th, 2024

Warning Out on Cancer-Causing Cadmium in Lucky Charm Bracelets

Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition is warning luck seekers from buying charm bracelets adorned with metal components containing extremely high concentrations of cadmium, a chemical that is linked to various types of cancer. The group, which has been campaigning against toxic metals like cadmium, lead, mercury and other chemicals of concern, made […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  journalRelated NewsFeb 4th, 2024

Use of WTE for power generation faces opposition

International groups have warned against the use of waste-to-energy for power generation, claiming that the technology is more expensive and likely to produce pollutants that are more toxic......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 29th, 2024

Speaker hits senators’ ‘very toxic rhetoric’ vs House

Speaker Martin Romualdez yesterday hit back at senators, asking them to “just focus on their jobs instead of attacking the lower chamber.”.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 26th, 2024

EcoWaste Coalition Calls Out Quezon City Stores Selling Toxic Cosmetics with Mercury

21 January 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition criticized some beauty product stores in Quezon City for their flagrant violation of the ban on skin-lightening products containing mercury, a health-damaging chemical.Despite the citywide ban adopted in 2018 through Ordinance No. 2767 ahead of the 2020 phase-out deadline for mercury-added cosmetics under the Minamata Convention.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsJan 23rd, 2024

Lightning kills 6 in CL

Six people died after they were struck by lightning in Pulilan, Bulacan and in Pampanga......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Marcos: Any Filipino death from foreign attack triggers US-PH defense pact

In April, Marcos said the Philippines' Mutual Defense Treaty with the US would be invoked if a foreign power kills a Filipino serviceman. He now expands the list to include any Filipino citizen, and says their death would be 'very close to... an act of war.'.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Shooter in M-Benz kills driver in Makati

A man was killed in a shooting incident that took place near the southbound portion of the EDSA-Ayala tunnel in Makati at around 2 p.m. yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Gun attack at South Cotabato house blessing kills farmers’ leader, 3 others

The victims gather around a table outdoors, sharing jokes and drinks, when bursts of gunfire shatter the celebratory mood during the house blessing.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Man kills 2 officers at police station in Malaysia in a suspected Jemaah Islamiyah attack

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A man stormed a police station in Malaysia and killed two police officers early Friday in what's being investigated as a Jemaah Islamiyah terror attack. The man also injured another officer before being shot dead. Material linked to Jemaah Islamiyah, a shadowy Southeast Asian terror network that is linked to al-Qaida, was found in the attacker's home and five members of his fami.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMay 18th, 2024

‘Applicant’ kills security agency owner

A security agency owner was shot dead in his office by a man who posed as an applicant for the job of security guard in Camarin, Caloocan on Tuesday morning......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 17th, 2024

Carabao attacks, kills farmer in Northern Samar

TACLOBAN CITY — A farmer was killed after being attacked by his carabao in Las Navas town, Northern Samar province, on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Alvin Pagaban, 42, was attacked by his carabao while tending to it in a creek in Barangay Andres, 7.5 kilometers away from the town proper. “The carabao suddenly attacked the victim vigorously,.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

House fire kills 2 kids in Philippine capital

MANILA, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Two girls aged five were killed after a fire gutted their house in Tondo district in Manila, Philippine capital, on Wednesday afternoon, the local bureau of fire protection said. The bureau said the twin sisters were trapped inside the bedroom on the second floor of a two-story concrete house when the fire broke out before 2:30 p.m. local time and spread fast inside the home. It.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

Lightning kills 2 soldiers

Two soldiers died when lightning struck during an operation against communist rebels at the border of Pasil and Lubuagan towns in Kalinga on Sunday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

Man kills self while visiting mother’s grave in Dalaguete, Cebu on Mother’s Day

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 24-year-old man died after he reportedly committed suicide while visiting his mother’s grave at the Mantalongon Cemetery in Dalaguete, Cebu on Sunday, Mother’s Day. Police Corporal Jerson Entice, investigator of the Dalaguete Police Station, said that the victim was a Grade 12 student and a resident of the same barangay......»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Man kills self while visiting mother’s grave in Dalaguete, Cebu

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 24-year-old man died after he reportedly committed suicide while visiting his mother’s grave at the Mantalongon Cemetery in Dalaguete, Cebu on Sunday, Mother’s Day. Police Corporal Jerson Entice, investigator of the Dalaguete Police Station, said that the victim was a Grade 12 student and a resident of the same barangay......»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 12th, 2024

Valorant s Zekken reflects on losses in VCT America

The 19-year-old Filipino-American has been with the Masters Madrid champions since 2022. He was part of the squad that won the 2024 VCT Americas Kick-Off and Masters Madrid, where he made 101 kills in a single VCT international series......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 12th, 2024

Lapu-Lapu accident kills motorcycle rider

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- A motorcycle rider no longer made it to his supposed destination in Brgy. Pusok alive after he crashed on the gutter of ML Quezon Highway in Brgy. Ibo in Lapu-Lapu City. The tragic accident happened Sunday dawn near Gate 4 of the Mactan Export Processing Zone. According to the Traffic Enforcement Unit.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 15th, 2024

Passenger car crash kills 2, injures 22 in Philippines

MANILA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and 22 others injured after a jeepney crashed into a roadside tree in Batangas province, south of Manila, police said Sunday. Police said the accident happened at 4:45 p.m. local time on Saturday when the driver lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a descending curve in Lobo town. The 54-year-old male driver and a 52-year-old male passenger died.....»»

Category: lifestyleSource:  abscbnRelated NewsApr 1st, 2024