PRESS RELEASE | June 18, 2022 As part of Environment Month celebration, the Environment Stewards Organization (ESO), a youth organization from T’boli National…
Read moreEnvironmental group lauds DOH-FDA for banning mercury use in medical devices and dental procedures
PRESS RELEASE | June 14, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Food and Drug Administration Philippines. Environmental watchdog group BAN Toxics lauds the Department…
Read more‘Protect PH from becoming the world’s toxic waste dump site’
PRESS RELEASE | June 7, 2022 With the commencement of the second segment of the BRS Conventions’ Triple Conference of Parties, BAN Toxics…
Read moreBAN Toxics calls on the Philippine government to ratify total ban on imported wastes
PRESS RELEASE | May 30, 2022 BAN Toxics at the Philippine Senate in Pasay City during a protest rally for the repatriation of…
Read more‘Work closely with communities’: BAN Toxics on citizen participation in research and development in the ASGM sector in the PH
PRESS RELEASE | May 6, 2022 Several environmental organizations on Thursday, May 5, gathered during the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN)’s D-Tox Session…
Read moreMercury-added skin lighteners still for sale in Davao Region
PRESS RELEASE | April 29, 2022 Environmental watchdog group BAN Toxics calls on the government to enforce stricter measures to prevent the sale…
Read moreBAN Toxics pushes for toxics and wastes-free schools in the Philippines
PRESS RELEASE | April 22, 2022 T’BOLI, SOUTH COTABATO – In light of today’s commemoration of Earth Day, environmental watchdog group BAN Toxics…
Read moreIllegal mercury-added skin lighteners still sold in Koronadal City despite government bans
PRESS RELEASE | April 19, 2022 Environmental watchdog group BAN Toxics revealed the proliferation of illegal skin lightening creams containing mercury in Koronadal…
Read moreBALITANG TOKSIK! Skin Lighteners Still Available Online Despite Mercury Finding – ZMWG Report
Zero Mercury Working Group tested 271 skin lightening products from 17 sampling countries in a study conducted between 2017 and 2022. Of the…
Read moreBAN Toxics calls on Philippine candidates to prioritize environmental issues
PRESS RELEASE | April 7, 2022 QUEZON CITY, April 7 – In light of today’s commemoration of World Health Day, environmental watchdog group…
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