BAN Toxics
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“Who will really benefit from Pax Silica?” (opens the original)
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Environmental Justice Organization BAN Toxics joined the public launch of Network Opposed to Pax Silica (NO to Pax Silica) on August 31, 2026, in Quezon City, raising the question of who will really benefit from the US-led initiative and at what expense. The network, composed of at least 70 organizations representing farmers, indigenous Aeta communities, workers, scientists, faith-based groups, environmentalists, youth, and artists, is the first multisectoral initiative to collectively raise opp
‘Sea of Garbage’ Exposes the Country’s Worsening Waste Management Crisis – BAN Toxics (opens the original)
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Following days of heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon, images of garbage piling up and floating in parts of Parañaque City have once again exposed the country’s persistent waste management crisis. The environmental justice group BAN Toxics calls out recent pronouncements from Malacañang that emphasize the supposed lack of discipline and irresponsibility among ordinary Filipinos. According to the group, such statements risk shifting the burden of a systemic problem onto the public while
SBMA Not Competent Authority to Decide on Illegal E-Waste Shipments from the US: BOC and EMB Should Lead Inspection Together With Envi Groups (opens the original)
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“The SBMA (Subic Bay Management Authority) has no right to decide on whether or not imported wastes from the United States (US) can be allowed to enter the country. That authority lies with the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB), which are the competent authorities in handling waste trade under the Basel Convention. It is unacceptable that a Regional Trial Court ruling has allowed the SBMA to keep violating international law with impunity.” This was the st
184 Suspected Illegal E-Waste Containers from the United States Set to Arrive in the Philippines in Coming Weeks (opens the original)
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July 31, 2026: SEATTLE / MANILA — The Basel Action Network (BAN), together with members of the Philippine NGO Environmental Task Force Against Illegal E-Waste Imports to the Philippines (End E-Waste Imports), have sent out a new Operation Can Opener (OCO) alert, identifying 184 shipping containers suspected of containing illegally imported electronic waste, all coming from the United States (US). The containers are scheduled to arrive at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in the Philippines between Aug
END E-Waste Imports Task Force Joins SONA Protest; Warns Pax Silica May Lead to Influx of E-Waste Shipments (opens the original)
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The Environmental Task Force Against Illegal E-Waste Imports to the Philippines (END E-Waste Imports) has joined protests during the fifth State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., extending calls on the Philippine government to ensure that the country does not turn into a dumping ground for hazardous e-waste from countries in the global north. Last month, the Task Force exposed the shipment of 234 containers of suspected e-waste and one container of plastic waste
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