Day: January 14, 2025

Manila: The use of disposable plastic banderitas (flaglets) during the Feast of Sto. Ni±o has been condemned by an environmental group for being inconsistent with both local and global efforts to combat plastic pollution. According to Philippines News Agency, the EcoWaste Coalition has issued a call to community leaders to abandon the use of plastic “labo” and other single-use plastic materials as decorative items, citing their detrimental impact on the environment and public health when discarded. “Buntings made of plastic labo and other single-use plastics go straight to garbage disposal sites after the festivities,” stated EcoWaste Coalition zero waste campaigner

Negros Occidental: There is no threat so far against 737 local candidates who underwent assessment by the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) in connection with the May 12 elections. Capt. Judesses Catalogo, NOCPPO public information officer, said on Tuesday that they have not received requests for police security. According to Philippines News Agency, candidates must submit requests for police security before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) if they arise. “It will be accorded with response. What the Philippine National Police does is assess the threat. If there is a possibility of an impending threat to an individual during the