Colorful Metro Manila sunset veiled by haze (still polluted)

This is a beautiful and colorful/dramatic shot of MM at 6:28;   MMs beauty is veiled by haze

The sky and sunset hue was yellow earlier but turned ruddy afterwards

 I bought a new Nikon coolpix S3200 for this:   16 megapixel, 6x zoom and a tripod

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The lights were turned on by this time

 There is even a bird in flight, unmindful of the dangers around

 Gorgeous city lights, sunset and sea.

Red lake?

PM 2.5 level in Metro Manila made by Manila Observatory 2010 to 2011

Manila Philippines April 14, 2013

PM 2.5 in MM from Manila Observatory

The measurements covered July 2010 to June 2011.  The PM 2.5 decreased steadily since 2000.  However the levels exceed the 10 level set by WHO and 25 for a 24 hour period.  The IRR and the Clean Air Act do not prescribe a level for PM 2.5;   only for PM 10!  (is the CAA obselete?)

Please take note that in UK, where PM 2.5 level are in the 11 and l4 level (in London) 40,000 out of l40,000 died from heart attacks attributed to the elevated 2.5 level.

PM 2.5 is a nano particle;  it is 30x thinner than human air and easily lodges into the lungs and RBC and is easily transported via the RBC to cause inflammation and eventually cancer/heart disease.  PM 2.5 is a silent and stealthy killer;  it is invisible

Should CCA be amended to include the PM 2.5 level to protect the health of MM and other Filipino citizens?

At Baguio City, PM 2.5 during early rush hours was observed to be at 110  (That was in 2004 from NCBI)

From PIA - govt to put more PM 10 and PM 2.5 monitoring centers (2012)
Contrary to current thinking Sec. Paje of DENR says that PM 10 monitoring (rather than the deadlier PM2.5) should be given more attention. Well that was a year ago.  Things are different now;  PM 2.5 is the deadlier invisible pollutant level to be watched!

Will you get stronger if you go to a gym in MM or join a fun run?

What can you make out of the buildings in the background?  I think most of them are in Pasig and Mandaluyong area.   The tall smokestack belongs to a glass factory in Pasig.  White smoke is coming out of its tip (maybe because the new pope has been selected)  What do you think of the haze?

If you do a 5k or 10 k in MM will you get healthier or weaker.  15 years ago, I gave up long run in MM.  I feel sick or weaker when I do so.