Philippines Press
Press Releases
Unless otherwise noted, all press releases on this page are in Adobe PDF format.
- "Toxic Beauty" Parade Held in Manila vs Mercury-Laced Skin Whitening Cosmetics (web site; includes photos)
- Cebu environment advocates call for action on toxic toys - Cebu
- EcoWaste Coalition Cites Role of Health Professionals in Drive for Toxic-Free Children's Products (web site; includes photos) - Cebu
- Toxic_Ingredients_in_Childrens_Products_2011_07_20 - Manila
- EcoWaste announcement (web site; includes photos) - Manila
- Ecowaste Coaltion Promotes Children's Right to Safe Toys ahead of the Christmas Shopping Spree (web site)
Media Stories
As they become available, we will post stories in the general media. Some images are available in our News Clip Gallery.
- Public warning: Lason sa laruan, school supplies – Abante – 2011-09-12
- Toxic toys babantayan – Bagong Tiktik – 2011-09-12
- Solon seeks probe of hazardous toys and school supplies – Bansang Pilipinas – 2011-09-12
- House urged to investigate toxic toys – Manila Times – 2011-09-12
- Inquiry into proliferation of toxic toys pushed – People’s Journal – 2011-09-12
- Paglaganap ng laruan, school supplies na may toxic ikinaalarma – Remate – 2011-09-12
- Davao lawmaker seeks House probe into toxic toys – Sun Star – 2011-09-12
- Pagkalat ng mga nakalalasong laruan at school supplies, imbestigahan – Taliba – 2011-09-12
- 124 children’s products found hazardous – Manila Times – 2011-09-10
- EcoWaste asks retailers to remove products with chemicals – The Daily Tribune – 2011-09-10
- Mapanganib na mga kemikal nadiskubre sa 124 produktong pambata – DZME – 2011-09-09
- Group seeks action after finding toxic chemicals in 124 children's items – GMA News TV – 2011-09-09
- 124 children’s products found hazardous – Middle East North Africa Financial Network – 2011-09-09
- Mercury is a dangerous skin lightening ingredient – Skin Whitening and Skin Lightening Resources – 2011-09-07
- Toxins in children's products? No kidding! – The Philippine Star – 2011-09-06
- Ecowaste Coalition, nagbabala sa publiko laban sa mga produktong may lead content na dadagsa sa bansa – Radyo Veritas – 2011-09-05
- Toxic toys, school supplies uncovered – Manila Bulletin – 2011-08-23
- Philippines NGO publishes investigation on harmful school supplies – Chemical Watch – 2011-08-22
- Groups find toxic chemicals in 124 kids' products – InterAksyon.com – 2011-08-22
- Dangerous chemicals detected in 29% of 435 children's products tested -- EcoWaste Coalition – PNA – 2011-08-22
- National Book Store removes 22 toxic toys – Manila Standard Today – 2011-08-20
- Editorial Cartoon on Toxic School Supplies – Philippine Daily Inquirer – 2011-08-20
- Senate resolution seeks probe on hazardous toys – GMA News TV – 2011-08-19
- EcoWaste Coalition lauds bookstore chain for taking action vs toxic children’s products – PNA – 2011-08-19
- Philippines NGO urges government action on harmful school supplies – Chemical Watch – 2011-08-17
- Toying With Safety – Business World – 2011-08-16
- BoC bars toxic beauty products – Manila Bulletin – 2011-08-13
- DepEd warns against toxic school items – Philippine Daily Inquirer – 2011-08-13
- DepEd chief requested to support 'cleansing' of toxic school supplies – PNA – 2011-08-12
- Philippine senate committees hold hearing on cosmetics – Chemical Watch – 2011-08-09
- Banning of mercury-containing skin whitening products by the FDA – Philippine Dermatological Society – 2011-08-08
- EcoWaste coalition finds mercury in skin whitening products, pushes crack down on dangerous cosmetics – China Daily – 2011-08-03
- EcoWaste coalition finds mercury in skin whitening products, pushes crack down on dangerous cosmetics – Balita.Com – 2011-08-02
- Toys in Manila Found with Toxic Substances – Smart Parenting – 2011-07-27
- Toxic to be toys – The Philippines.Ph – 2011-07-25
- Commentary: Toys R Bad – Daily Tribune – 2011-07-24
- Report finds children’s products have high levels of toxic metals – National Toxics Network – 2011-07-21
- Philippines senate committees hold hearing on cosmetics – Chemical Watch – 2011-08-09
- BoC bars toxic beauty products – Manila Bulletin – 2011-08-13
- DepEd warns against toxic school items – Philippine Daily Inquirer – 2011-08-13
- DepEd chief requested to support 'cleansing' of toxic school supplies – PNA – 2011-08-12
- Eco group stages ‘toxic parade’ in Chinatown – Manila Standard Today – 2011-08-11
- Parade boosts awareness about dangerous skin whiteners – Sun Star – 2011-08-11
- Ingat ingat sa pampaputi – Abante – 2011-08-11
- Photo by Edd Gumban – Philippine Star – 2011-08-11
- EcoWaste holds parade-protest vs mercury-tainted skin creams – Philippine Daily Inquirer – 2011-08-10
- Toxic beauty parade held in Manila – Philippine Daily Inquirer – 2011-08-10
- 'Toxic beauty' parade held in Manila vs mercury-laced skin whitening cosmetics – Philippine News Agency – 2011-08-10
- 'Toxic beauty' parade held in Manila vs mercury-laced skin whitening cosmetics – Balita.Ph – 2011-08-10
- Toxic beauty parade gipahigayon sa manila batok sa mercury-laced skin whitening cosmetics – Philippine Information Agency – 2011-08-10
- Photo by Eddie Leanillo – Remate online – 2011-08-10
- “Toxic Beauty” parade held in Manila vs mercury-laced skin whitening cosmetics – PNA – 2011-0-10
- Editorial: Obsessed with whiteners – Cebu Daily News – 2011-08-10
- Toxic beauty parade held in Manila – Philippine Daily Inquirer – Jaymee T. Gamil
- Editorial: Tingga sa tiangge – People's Journal – 2011-08-10
- Coalition warns of toxic raincoats – Manila Standard Today – Macon Ramos-Araneta
- DepEd to look into lead warning in raincoats – Philippine Star – 2011-08-09
- Beware of toxic rain coats, school supplies – People’s Journal – 2011-08-09
- School supplies test positive for lead – Breaking News.Ph – 2011-08-09
- Dermatologists, environmentalists laud FDA for banning 50 mercury-tainted skin whitening products – PNA – 2011-08-08
- Eco group finds high lead content in Divisoria raincoats – GMA News TV – 2011-08-08
- Lead at excessive levels detected in Divisoria school supplies – Philippine Daily Inquirer – 2011-08-08
- School supplies test positive for lead – Philippine Daily Inquirer – 2011-08-08
- Lead at excessive levels detected in Divisoria school supplies – Philippine Daily Inquirer – 2011-08-08
- School supplies found containing lead – Manila Bulletin – 2011-08-08
- Parents warned about raincoats with high lead content – Sun Star – 2011-08-08
- Parents warned about raincoats with high lead content – Philippine Times – 2011-08-08
- DepEd to investigate reports on toxic contents on school supplies – Zambotimes – 2011-08-08
- Eco group finds high lead content in Divisoria raincoats – GMA News TV – 2011-08-08
- Eco group finds high lead content in Divisoria raincoats – All Voices – 2011-08-08
- Groups wary over products' reselling – Manila Bulletin – 2011-08-07
- FDA bans 23 more whitening products – Philippine Daily Inquirer – 2011-08-05
- EcoWaste goes to Senate to push for Safe Cosmetics Act – PNA – 2011-08-03
- Acid bath? – People's Journal – 2011-08-03
- Skin whiteners contain high levels of mercury – Malaya – 2011-08-02
- Beauty products contain mercury – People's Journal – 2011-08-02
- Mercury found in 11 Chinese beauty products – Breaking News.Ph – 2011-08-02
- “Toxic Creams” – Tempo – 2011-08-02
- “11 whitening products mapanganib sa kalusugan” – Taliba – 2011-08-02
- 11 of 12 whitening products tested have high mercury levels – EcoWaste Coalition - InterAksyon.com – 2011-08-01
- EcoWaste Coalition finds mercury in skin whitening products, pushes crack down on dangerous cosmetics – PNA – 2011-08-01
- Mercury found in 11 Chinese beauty products – Philippine Daily Inquirer – 2011-08-01
- 11 skin whiteners harmful – Manila Bulletin – 2011-08-01
- Group bares toxic substance in whitening products – Philippine Star – 2011-08-01
- EcoWaste Coalition nakakaplag ug mercury sa skin whitening products, miduso sa paggukod niini – Philippine Information Agency – 2011-08-01
- EcoWaste Coalition finds mercury in skin whitening products, pushes crack down on dangerous cosmetics – Philippine News Agency – 2011-08-01
- 11 skin whiteners have high mercury content - group – Sun Star – 2011-08-01
- 11 whitening products na gawang China mataas ang mercury – DZME – 2011-08-01
- Tainted kids' products worry watchdogs – Manila Bulletin – 2011-07-30
- Top retailers urged to pull tainted children’s products off store shelves – PNA – 2011-07-29
- Retailers urged to pull tainted kids products off store shelves – Sun Star-Davao – 2011-07-29
- Top retailers urged to pull tainted children's products off store shelves – Bayanihan – 2011-07-29
- How safe are your kids’ toys? – Mindanao Daily Mirror – 2011-07-27
- Toxic toys found in Davao tests – Business World – 2011-07-27
- 26 percent of cheap toys sold in Davao have toxic metals – Sun Star Davao – 2011-07-27
- Test reveals toxic metals contamination in several toys in Davao – PIA – 2011-07-27
- Some toys sold in Davao found to contain toxic material – Inquirer Mindanao – 2011-07-27
- Toxic Toys sa Davao – GMA afternoon news – 2011-07-26
- 60 toy variants tested positive for toxic chemicals – Digital Inquirer – 2011-07-21
- Biochem expert tests Davao City toys for harmful pollutants - Business Mirror - 2011-07-26
- Group brings toxic chemical expert to Davao - Sun Star Davao - 2011-07-22
- "Environmental group brings toxic watchdog to Davao to test toys" - Mindanao Times - 2011-07-24
- "Toxic watchdog to test toys" - Mindanao Daily Mirror - 2011-07-24
- Environmental group bares toxic ingredients in children's products - GMA News Online - 2011-07-24
- Many children's products found with toxic metals - PhilStar.com - 2011-07-23
- Climate change body eyes transition from plastic to paper or reusable bags - Philippine Daily Inquirer - 2011-07-25 (Mentions EcoWaste/IPEN study)
- Toxic substances found in toys - Sun Star Cebu - 2011-07-23
- Toxic fun - Philippine Daily Inquirer - 2011-07-23
- Many children's products found with toxic metals - PhilStar.com - 2011-07-23
- ‘Toxic toys’ in stores - Cebu Daily News - 2011-07-23
- Health professionals urged to guard children from toxics - Sun Star - 2011-07-23
- Inquirer Libre - 2011-07-21
- Kemikal sa mga laruan nakakabobo - Remate - 2011-07-21
- Study Reveals Toxic Substances in Chidren's Toys Sold in Metro Manila - Environment Philippines - 2011-07-21
- SOTA – State of Toys Analysis - noypi.ph - 2011-07-21
- Sell only toxic-free goods, FDA asks traders - Philippine Daily Inquirer - 2011-07-21
- EcoWaste Coalition warns of toxic metals in children's toys - ABS-CBNNews.com - 2011-07-21
- Popular toys positive in toxic chemicals - all-about-news.com - 2011-07-20
- Philippines survey finds high levels of heavy metals in children's products - ChemicalWatch - 2011-07-20
- Toxic chemicals found in 60 toy variants - Sun Star Manila - 2011-07-20
- Toxic toys sold in Metro malls, shops - Philippine Daily Inquirer - 2011-07-20
- Toys tested with toxic chemical | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online - 2011-07-20
- 30% of 200 toys toxic -- EcoWaste Coalition - Interaksyon.com - 2011-07-20
TV/Radio
- 24oras: Ilang laruan, nakitaan ng nakalalasong kemikal
- http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/tvpatrolreplay (please watch first 15-20 minutes to see the coverage)
- http://www.gmanews.tv/video/85196/sona-maraming-laruan-taglay-daw-ang-nakalalasong-metal
- http://www.rmnnews.com/beta/news/national/18283--ecowaste-coalition-may-apela-sa-sona-ni-p-noy.html