Is there abatement in Air Pollution in MM? I do not think so!! When is the time to act?

Clean air, act

Rizal Philippines
December 28, 2015

The year is about to end. We see extreme cases of air pollution in Beijing China.  It is so bad that visibility is only a few meters, children have to asked to stay at home (no classes) and factories asked to stop operating to lessen emission.

                           From CNBC - Pollution Cancels more than 220 flights

                           Air Pollution levels in Beijing

  Shall we wait for this to happen in MM.  So far, there is no concrete action being taken. (What with open acceptance of jeep and tricycle that pollute the street air, or the coal fired power plants.  Mura kasi nasa P3/kwh)

The pea soup air at MM two years ago is still the same.

However Air Quality Index Monitoring shows air quality is OK



View of air pollution from Napindan Taguig City

Does a red sunset indicate presence of air pollution?

Clean air, act

May 21, 2015

Look at this sunset.   Some say that a reddish hue of sunset means that there is either rain clouds at the horizon or pollution.  Which one  is right?

                           That is BGC over there

Air Pollution Pics yesterday at Angono Lakeview Park

Clean air, act

Those Cabinet Sec who need to be more do more should be the DOH, DENR, and DOTC in matter of combatting air pollution.

First we do not know the pollution level at pm 10 or 2.5?

Have we upgraded our standards to 2.5

What re real concrete measures being undertaken by the above 3 to bring down pollution levels. ?

Are the sporadic air testing at the roadside enough (what about bribery?)

Are the LTO testing prior to registration (emission test) effective?  I understand, when you pay extra, every vehicle that does so passes the emission test and the registration is automatically renew.

                            BGC buildings appear beneath the haze and pollution

                                  Dark clouds at Alabang

Latest pictures of pollution at MM

Clean air, act

Rizal Philippines   | March 9, 2015

Here are latest pictures of MM which appears to be very much polluted (and our air pollution officials are very complacent about this;  they dont see or care?)

 x

 x

 x

 x

 x

Latest air pollution pics at MM

Clean air, act

Rizal Philippines   |   February 28, 2015

Here are the latest on air pollution at MM as seen from Angono lakeside park:

         Why is the sky rust colored?  Can you see the buildings at BGC?

 x                A study of contrast:   water lily and kingfisher birds vs the backdrop of buildings covered with smog? Pollution?

            A very poetic and poignant shot of the lake and the air pollution.

                The sun is shining and about to vaporize the air pollution?

 x                    Grey skies even when sun is shining

 x                        Pollution from bonfires

            View of Alabng buildings; is that Crimson hotel?

Does air pollution exist in MM or not?

Clean air, act

Rizal Philippines   |  February 26, 2015

These pictures were taken yesterday on the occasion of EDSA rev of 1986.   Has something happened to the abatement of air pollution in MM?

Does it exist or not.?

 x

 x

 x

 x

5 years have passed and what have done about pollution?

Clean air, act

Rizal Philippines  | February  18, 2015

                      The rust colored cloud of pollutants hide the BGC building almost completely

It is Ash Wednesday today.  It is reminder that there are plenty of pollutants:  of ash and dust at MM air.  And nothing yet has been done to reduce its volume, or growth.  The clean air act, the EMB, DENR are powerless to control this or enforce the law?

                       Some buildings are partly visible

                        Buildings at Sucat

   Visibility (and pollution too) has gone from bad to worse?

                       The MM is invisible from mt top

 x

                     Our town is shrouded by pollutants

Has this post made a dent on air pollution? None!

Clean air, act

Rizal Philippines  | January 12, 2015

As I struggle with these weekly regular post on air pollution, I wonder if they are being read, noticed or absorbed by the authorities concerned. My conclusion is that they are not.  Not much is happening and maybe the pollution gets worse.  What do you think?

                   It all ready late and pollution is thick still

                     Air quality at Tayuman

 x                     Bonfire at Pililla

Air is cold and and smoke settles down to pollute the air

Clean air, act

Rizal Philippines   |  January 10 2015

As I rode out today, I could not help but notice the thick opaque air that is settling on the roads.   Maybe they do not damage our lungs and our health.

 x

 x

 x

 x

 x

 x

 x

 x

 x

 x