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EcoWaste Coalition Flags Lead Exposure Risks in Some Back-to-School Supplies As no level of lead exposure is considered safe, the EcoWaste Coalition appeals to manufacturers and regulators to remove lead in all products marketed for children's use.

As no level of lead exposure is considered safe, the EcoWaste Coalition appeals to manufacturers and regulators to remove lead in all products marketed for children's use.

EcoWaste Coalition Flags Lead Exposure Risks in Some Back-to-School Supplies

Zigzag Weekly June 14, 2026

7 June 2026, Quezon City. Hazardous chemicals like lead, which harm developing brains, must not be used...

Benguet town boosts waste management drive to prevent future problems

Zigzag Weekly June 14, 2026

BAGUIO CITY – The municipality of Sablan in Benguet province started ramping up its waste management program...

Decreased dengue cases not a reason to be complacent — Health office

Zigzag Weekly June 14, 2026

June 11, 2026 – Despite a significant decline in dengue cases this year, the City Health Services...

Police Corner from PROCAR PIO

Zigzag Weekly June 14, 2026

Echoes of Balagsik: How Two Policewomen Saved a Pregnant Mother The morning of June 6, 2026, began...

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City’s sewerage treatment plant urgently needs upscaling

Zigzag Weekly June 7, 2026

Strained beyond capacity The delay in pursuing a long-term solution to the outdated sewerage treatment plant (STP)...

El Niño to emerge in June, intensify into ‘strong’ to ‘very strong’ condition by year-end — PAGASA

Zigzag Weekly June 7, 2026

Engineer Larry Esperanza, Senior Weather Specialist at the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Baguio...

City seeks funding to continue Luna terraces housing project

Zigzag Weekly June 7, 2026

June 1, 2026 – The city government is actively seeking funding to complete the Luna Terraces Housing...

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11.65-km FMR with bridge to improve market access for Tinoc farmers

Zigzag Weekly June 7, 2026

The 11.65-km Improvement of Gumhang-Binablayan-Wangwang Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) with Bridge in Tinoc, Ifugao is set to begin...

PSA-CAR reports gains in child survival, gaps in full immunization

Zigzag Weekly June 7, 2026

BAGUIO CITY (PIA) — Improvements in child survival indicators in the region have been noted, although gaps...

SSS begins early June rollout of 2026 pension hike, citing need for early relief for pensioners

Zigzag Weekly June 7, 2026

QUEZON CITY, June 2, 2026 – The Social Security System (SSS) today begins the early rollout of...