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Philippine groups push for stronger anti-asbestos policy to protect human health

There is an urgent need to modify and improve the Philippines' 21-year-old asbestos policy regulation on the manufacture and use of asbestos and asbestos containing...

Filipino environmentalists welcome speedy Supreme Court resolution on plastic pollution lawsuit

Environmental health and justice advocates in the Philippines welcomed the Supreme Court’s issuance of the Writ of Kalikasan and Writ of Continuing Mandamus for the...

Death toll surges as ‘climate change charged’ Typhoon Rai hits Philippines

At least 375 people are now known to have died after a powerful storm struck the Philippines over the weekend. Super Typhoon Rai - with...

Philippine NGO asserts enforcement of ASEAN ban on mercury in cosmetics

Mercury in cosmetics remains a serious threat to human health and the environment 14 years after the ASEAN regional bloc decided to ban it...

Mercury contamination: Philippine FDA bans five beauty creams from Pakistan

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Philippines has issued separate advisories warning consumers against the purchase and use of five imported “beauty...

Philippines tightens regulations on highly toxic cadmium, hexavalent chromium

The Government of the Philippines has imposed new policies tightening regulations on the industrial uses of cancer-causing cadmium and hexavalent chromium to protect human...

Philippine study finds lead in industrial paints sold locally

The report “Lead in Solvent-Based Industrial Paints Sold in the Philippines” released on Sunday, October 24, 2021, in time for the UN-backed International Lead...

Philippine environmental groups push for green electoral reforms ahead of 2022 polls

As the election fever heats up across the Philippines, environmental groups are urging the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to initiate much-needed reforms toward an...

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Turning LNG oversupply into opportunity: Why Africa’s gas future depends on infrastructure

Global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) supply is set to surge from 2027, driven by new projects and expanded production...
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Drivers identified as concern heightens over butterfly decline in Nigeria

Butterflies are becoming less visible in Nigeria, and similar patterns are being recorded across many parts of the world....

NCDMB kickstarts content research challenge, promises awards

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in December 2025 commenced the Nigerian Content Research, Innovation and Technology...

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Turning LNG oversupply into opportunity: Why Africa’s gas future depends on infrastructure

Global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) supply is set to...

Drivers identified as concern heightens over butterfly decline in Nigeria

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