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PNP ready to implement face shield use policy if adopted anew

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 01:07 PM

The PNP said it is ready to implement the mandatory use of face shields, if adopted again by the government amid the threat of the Omicron variant. Read more »

Social enterprise recycles old face shields

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 05:34 PM

A social enterprise wants to turn old face shields into lumber that can be used to build furniture. Read more »

Fiber industry authority warns vs BSP's 'plastic' money plan

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 07:59 PM

As the Bangko Sentral prepares to test “plastic” money, the country’s fiber industry authority contested claims that plastic is better than paper. Read more »

Face shields hindi na kailangan sa Davao City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 08:13 PM

Niluwagan na ang ilang panuntunan sa Davao City laban sa COVID-19. Read more »

Kapasidad ng public transpo sa NCR Plus itataas sa 70 pct

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 31 06:26 PM

Pinayagan nang itaas sa 70 porsiyento ang kapasidad ng mga pampublikong sasakyan sa Metro Manila at ilang karatig-lalawigan. Read more »

Gov't urged to act on 'neglect' of PH plastics crisis

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 03:55 PM

'The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act has faced more than two decades of neglect by the NSWMC, compounding the burgeoning plastic crisis in the Philippines,' a statement from Oceana read. Read more »

Bahay na gawa sa basurang plastic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 08:21 PM

Isang grupo ang nakaisip ng paraan para gawing building material ang mga basurang gawa sa plastic. Read more »

In major ocean polluter PH, group turns plastic waste into planks

Adrian Portugal, Reuters
Posted at Oct 25 02:26 PM

A group of recyclers in the Philippines is trying to ease the country's worsening plastic waste crisis by turning bottles, single-use sachets and snack food wrappers into building materials. Read more »

Plastic additives found in 52% of seabirds around the globe: study

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 17 08:58 AM

More than half the world's seabirds have accumulated plastic chemical components in their bodies, a recent study showed. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 4, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 11:35 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

NutriAsia’s Datu Puti products certified 'plastic neutral'

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 05 01:15 PM

This doesn't mean that NutriAsia will stop using plastic in its Datu Puti condiments, but will "recover" an equivalent amount of plastic used in these products. Read more »

This is your waste: A tunnel made of plastic bottles

Prasto Wardoyo, Reuters
Posted at Oct 04 03:51 PM

People walk through "Terowongan 4444" or 4444 tunnel, built from plastic bottles collected from several rivers around the city. Read more »

Greenpeace asks online stores to cut down plastics use

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 08 06:02 PM

'What we have right now is a perfect storm, incoming holidays, and the persistence of the pandemic and of course the burden that these events produce in our planet in terms of packaging waste.' Read more »

Social cost of 2019's plastic more than GDP of India

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 06 10:50 AM

The pollution, emissions and clean-up costs of plastic produced in 2019 alone could be $3.7 trillion, according to WWF. Read more »

LOOK: Edible straws seen as alternative to plastic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 01:16 PM

They also come in different colors and sizes to match drinks such as milk teas and smoothies. Read more »

Single-use plastic plates, cutlery, cups face UK ban

Reuters
Posted at Aug 28 09:09 AM

Single-use plastic plates, cutlery and cups are among a raft of items that could be banned in England, the British government said on Saturday. Read more »

WATCH: Angeline Quinto gets real about cosmetic procedures

Miguel Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 27 08:52 PM

Singer Angeline Quinto has long been open about her physical transformation throughout her decade-long career. Read more »

'Plastic barrier walang silbi kung walang distancing'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 01:29 PM

Walang silbi ang mga plastic barrier sa mga pampublikong sasakyan kung hindi naman susundin ang physical distancing, ayon sa isang doktor. Read more »

HK used 780M pieces of plastic packaging in 2020

Sammy Heung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 19 01:25 PM

An estimated 780 million pieces of plastic packaging were used for goods bought online in Hong Kong last year as more consumers shopped from home amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a green group which called for regulations to deal with the problem. Read more »

VisMin Cup: Basilan just one win away from title

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 09:22 PM

Mindanao's Jumbo Plastic-Basilan moved on the verge of sweeping the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup season on Thursday. Read more »