THE world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people’s bodies, according to a new study that also said more than two-thirds of it comes from the Global South.
It’s enough pollution each year — about 52 million metric tons — to fill New York City’s Central Park with plastic waste as high as the Empire State Building, researchers at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom said.
(UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed the Department of Health (DoH) and other pertinent government agencies to stay vigilant in monitoring mpox, formerly monkeypox, Malacanang said on Wednesday, following reports that 41 […]
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday reiterated his administration’s commitment to end the online sexual abuse or exploitation of children (Osaec) in the country. Speaking at the “Iisang Nasyon, Iisang Aksyon: Tapusin ang Online Sexual […]
THE Department of Trade and Industry-Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) has intensified its monitoring of uncertified fireworks in preparation for the New Year festivities. “For our part, we will conduct more intensified monitoring this season,” […]
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