Clad in international costumes, children from the ROTC Hunters Neighborhood Association (ROTCHNA) Daycare Center in Brgy. Tatalon, Quezon City, gathered to celebrate United Nations Day and called for protection from toxic lead exposure. Joined by environmental justice group BAN Toxics, parents, and other community members of Brgy. Tatalon, the call was made as part of the closing activities for the 12th International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW).
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Philippines: Lead Safe Paint Advocates Ramp Up Collaboration vs. Lead-Containing Paints
Coinciding with the 12th International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) on October 20 to 26, the EcoWaste Coalition, the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) and the Philippine Paint and Coatings Association, Inc. (PPCAI) have come out with a timely public notice to inform and alert paint retailers and consumers against foreign-sourced paints being sold in the market, including in online shopping platforms, that contain lead in brazen violation of the national lead paint ban.