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Chemical Control Order
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            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1970424
                    [Title] => Ban on wood preservatives with arsenic lauded
                    [Summary] => A group promoting zero waste and chemical safety welcomed the recent promulgation of a new Chemical Control Order that will, among other things, ban wood preservatives containing arsenic, a highly toxic chemical.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-11-21 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1685860
                    [AuthorName] => Rhodina Villanueva
                    [SectionName] => Science and Environment
                    [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment
                    [URL] => 
                )

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                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1535620
                    [Title] => Full compliance by December 2016: Groups support lead phaseout
                    [Summary] => 

In a manifestation of unity, the government, the industry and the civil society reiterated their agreement to promote full compliance to the phase-out of paints for architectural, decorative and household (ADH) uses by December 2016.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-22 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1526426 [AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1514620 [Title] => Group lauds efforts to eliminate paint with lead [Summary] =>

A group promoting chemical safety and zero-waste has lauded parallel moves in the local and international level to eliminate lead-containing paint, a preventable source of childhood lead exposure.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-24 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1526426 [AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1504941 [Title] => Lead us not into toxic paints [Summary] =>

Lead us not into lead poisoning.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-28 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133914 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096607 [AuthorName] => Ching M. Alano [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1502960 [Title] => Public warned vs toxic gadget accessories [Summary] =>

Some accessories for gadgets being sold in Divisoria in Manila have high lead content and may not be suitable for children.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-22 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1685860 [AuthorName] => Rhodina Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20140828/christmas%20shoppers.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1486533 [Title] => Leading kids away from the dangers of lead [Summary] =>

We can’t stress enough the need to protect our children from the dangers of toxic lead.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-10 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133914 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096607 [AuthorName] => Ching M. Alano [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1358996 [Title] => Wanted: Safe, lead-free toys for children [Summary] =>

Parents are understandably OC (obsessive-compulsive) when it comes to making sure that the toys their children play with are safe.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133914 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096607 [AuthorName] => Ching M. Alano [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1341937 [Title] => Public urged to ditch 5 “toxic” yellow bags [Summary] =>

A waste and pollution watchdog urged the public once again to switch to reusable carry bags that do not contain lead and other toxins such as cadmium and mercury in view of the latest laboratory findings that five yellow plastic sando bags contain lead, a highly toxic metal banned in the manufacturing of food and beverage packaging.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1526426 [AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1339099 [Title] => Lead and Mercury-Safe Schools campaign launched [Summary] =>

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has partnered with the Department of Education (DepEd), the Department of Health (DOH) and the European Union (EU) to eliminate lead and mercury exposures in primary schools all over the country.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1685860 [AuthorName] => Rhodina Villanueva [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1338068 [Title] => Banned water color sets still in Cebu City stores [Summary] =>

Some Cebu City retailers are still selling locally-manufactured water color sets the government recently banned for containing high levels of lead, a chemical poison that can harm the brain.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1526426 [AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) ) )
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