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many buildings got submerged in the waters and buildings and other
structures gave in to the raging waters. Many people became homeless as
many humanitarian agencies engaged in rescuing the survivors to safer
grounds. Properties were destroyed in the storm as many turned into
beggars in the streets. Even our house wasn’t able to escape from the
typhoon. I remember when we evacuated to the convention grandstand for
us to survive and be safe at that time. This should become a wakeup call for
everyone to take action and mitigate the effects of climate change through
taking care of the environment. This IMPLEMENTATION:

NANOTECHNOLOGY POLICY AND REGULATION

Event Who When Description
“Implications of AIS ORGANIZATION January Publication of the proceedings of a
Nanotechnology for FOR EMERGING 10,202 Roundtable on Environmental Health
Environmental Health NANOTECHNOLOGIES 1 Sciences, Research and Medicine.
Resea (AOEN) Scientists will need to update their risk
assessment methodologies to create a
multidisciplinary approach including
industry; different levels of
government; different types of
researchers in chemistry, physics, and
biology; and research regulatory
scientists.

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“Nanomaterials in the The Philippine January Report concludes that the Philippine
Workplace: Policy and Chemical Industry 15,202 government is providing insufficient
Planning Workshop on 1 funding and other resources to
Occupational Safety understand and manage risks that
and Health” nanomaterials pose to the health of
workers in the rapidly growing
nanotechnology industry in our country.
“Nanotechnology:
Assessing the
Environmental Risks for
Philippines”
“Environmental NGOs
of the Philippines
publish a position paper
about the regulation of
nanotechnology”
Metacognitive Reading Report
Instructions: Read Colvin’s (2003
The Earth Policy January EPC was established in 2021 to put to
Centre (EPC) 25,202 use research conducted by Filipino
1 university students on environmental
and sustainability policy issues. The
main recommendations of the report
are that an immediate moratorium be
implemented on the commercial
release of nanomaterials; and that a
national regulatory authority be
established to ensure that the risks of
nanomaterials are effectively managed.
The Philippine January The position paper argues that the
Chemical Industry 31, approach of assessing the safety of
2021 nanomaterials apart from bulk
substances does not go far enough to
address their risks. It calls for lowering
the threshold for mandatory
registration of a nanomaterials safety
dossier with The Philippine Chemical
Industry and the creation of a publicly
accessible registry of products
containing nanomaterials