Single-use plastics ban is the way to solve the Philippines crisis

The Philippines can play a significant role in the global fight against plastic pollution by taking multiple measures, including banning single-use plastics. A global plastics treaty that bans single-use plastics received almost 90% support from Filipinos in a Greenpeace survey conducted across 19 countries last February.

People cool off at pools amid heatwave in Philippines

People cool off with ice blocks in a swimming pool at a resort in Bulacan Province, the Philippines, on May 5, 2024. People spend time at pools to cool off amid heatwave in the Philippines. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali) People wait for ice blocks to be put into a swimming pool at a resort in Bulacan Province,