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
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