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Sizzling Scene: 6 Ways The Filipino Plant-Based Scene Is Heating Up
As the plant-based wave continues to sweep across Asia, going mainstream in everywhere from South Korea to Thailand and Japan, the Philippines is no exception to the trend. While Filipino cuisine is often described as a meat-filled melange!-->…
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5 Delicious Vegan Asian Sausage Recipes From Lap Cheong To Cha Lua Chay
Asia is a magical place for vegan food lovers. We have such a richness of variety and range when it comes to delicious vegan dishes. From colourful tangy pickles to delightful pancakes to noodle and rice dishes to dream about, there is!-->…
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Burger King Launches V2food’s Plant-Based Whopper In Philippines
Fast food giant Burger King has just partnered up with Australian food tech v2food to launch a new plant-based whopper to its menu in the Philippines. Firstly landing on the menus of Metro Manila and Luzon locations, the collaboration will!-->…
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Philippines Declares Moratorium On New Coal Power Projects Amid Renewable Energy Push
The Philippines has declared a moratorium on new coal power plants, which could mean the scrapping of new coal projects that have yet to be approved by the government. The move, which has been widely welcomed by environmental campaigners,!-->…
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22 Ideas From Asia’s Youth That Will Inspire You About The Future Of The World
Earlier this month, the Global Grad Show kicked off in Dubai for the sixth year to showcase 100 graduate projects from around the world that are designed to bring solutions to some of the biggest environmental and socio-economic issues,!-->…
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Q&A w/ Philippines Plant-Based Pioneer WTH Foods: “To Market To The Masses, Taste Is Number One”
Stephen Michael Co is the co-founder and CEO of WTH Foods – aka Worth The Health – the first homegrown plant-based meat startup in the Philippines. Having recently joined Big Idea Ventures’ (BIV) latest food tech accelerator programme, the!-->…
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Saramsam: New York City’s First Vegan Filipino Restaurant Opens Its Doors
Overthrow Hospitality has just opened the doors of Saramsam – the first vegan Filipino restaurant in the Big Apple. With Philippine-born chef Raj Abat leading the kitchen, Saramsam will celebrate traditional Filipino classics and authentic!-->…
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Starbucks Rolls Out Plant-Based Options In Asian Markets With Impossible, Beyond & Oatly
Global coffee chain Starbucks has announced that it is adding new plant-based items on its menus across Asia this month, including products made with leading plant-based brands such as Impossible Foods, Beyond Meat and Oatly. The!-->…
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Omnipork Luncheon Meat Will Soon Be Available In The Philippines
Shortly after Green Monday made headlines with its groundbreaking new Omnipork Luncheon Meat product, the world’s first vegan “spam” will be made available to consumers in the Philippines in the coming months. Spam is considered a staple!-->…
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Ride-Hailing App Grab Partners With Filipino Government To Deliver Fresh & Ethically Sourced Farm Produce
As a part of the Philippines Department of Agriculture’s (DA) initiative to support local farmers amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the cab hailing platform Grab will be providing on-demand delivery directly to the doors of consumers in!-->…
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New Report Reveals Massive Plastic & Carbon Footprint Of Beverage Giants Like Coca-Cola & PepsiCo
A new report by the environmental NGO Tearfund has just revealed the massive plastic and carbon pollution of major drink firms. According to the report, the 4 leading beverage corporations – Coca Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé and Unilever –!-->…
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The 10 Best Accidentally Vegan Filipino Street Food Dishes
This may come as a surprise to you, but street stalls in the Philippines are loaded with meat and dairy-free options. Whilst sizzling baboy (pork) and Pinoy roast manok (chicken) still feature heavily on most sidewalks in Manila, you don’t!-->…
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#PlantPatties: The 40 Best Vegan Burgers In Asia
Who doesn’t love burgers? No one, that's who. But here at Green Queen, we're partial to plant-based patties. We curated a list of the best vegan burgers in Asia, so you can eat your way across the region with fries and ketchup. Our list!-->…
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Filipino Students Make Eco-Concrete With Recycled Waste & Local Materials
A team of civil engineering students from the University of the Philippines has developed an environmentally-friendly concrete that is made from recycled and locally sourced materials. Their innovation, a concrete made from fly ash, waste!-->…
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Pinyapel Is a New Filipino Treeless Paper Made From Discarded Pineapple Leaves
Developed by the Design Center of the Philippines, Pinyapel is a specialty paper made from pineapple leaves that would otherwise go to waste, which can be used to make a number of products from coffee cups to paper shopping bags. It has!-->…
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Landmark PET Report: Southeast Asia Plastic Crisis Result Of Government Inaction
A major report about plastic bottle recycling in the Southeast Asian region reveals the severity of the waste crisis facing countries that simply do not have the adequate infrastructure for collection with hundreds of millions of dollars!-->…
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UN Chief António Guterres: Asia Must Quit “Addiction” To Coal Now
In a speech in Bangkok, Thailand last Saturday, United Nations Chief Secretary António Guterres described climate change as the “defining issue of our time,” and that Asia must be on the “front line” to fight it by eliminating fossil!-->…
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African Swine Fever Predicted To Wipe Out 1/4 Global Pig Population
According to intergovernmental agency World Organisation for Animal Health, the spread of the African swine fever (ASF) epidemic will wipe out a quarter of the world’s pig population. Since last year, Asia has experienced mass escalation!-->…
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The Ultimate Guide To Vegan Festivals In Asia
Veganism is officially mainstream. If you asked for vegan food at a restaurant a few years ago, you might get a surprised, even annoyed look in return. You might have had to explain that it meant "no dairy, no animal by-products, no egg" -!-->…
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#PlasticCrisis: The 8 Most Polluted Beaches & Coastlines In Asia
Asia is home to many of the planet’s wonders, including beautiful fine sand beaches and coastlines. However, due to years of plastic pollution, marine litter and waste mismanagement, many of these beaches are no longer as pristine as they!-->…
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IN PHOTOS: Student Climate Strikes Sweep Across Asia – As It Happened
Youth in Asia and the Pacific went on strike for the planet this past Friday September 20 2019, part of 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg 'Fridays For Future' campaign, to demand climate justice. Millions took to the!-->…
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