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The Quezon City government has installed 20 additional air quality sensors in strategic areas, enabling the city to have the largest and most extensive air quality monitoring network in the Philippines. Currently, the city has 40 non-reference air quality monitoring sensors and one reference station that measures pollutants such as particulate matter 2.5 (PM 2.5) […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recorded a substantial reduction in air pollution levels on the first day of 2021 in Metro Manila by as much as 59 percent compared to pollution levels recorded last year. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu cited the support of Metro Manila local executives and residents to the government’s […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has welcomed a presidential proclamation declaring the fourth Sunday of November of every year as the “National Bicycle Day.” President Rodrigo Duterte issued Proclamation 1052 in a bid to ensure ecological integrity and a clean and healthy environment. “We are very happy that the President recognized the […]
With Metro Manila under enhanced community quarantine to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), air quality in the metropolis has significantly improved in recent days. This was reported by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) based on air pollution levels registered at their various air quality monitoring stations in Metro […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-National Capital Region (DENR-NCR) plans to partner with public primary, secondary and tertiary schools on growing plants in their respective campuses around the Metro Manila where green space for healthy urban living is already below the World Health Organization (WHO) standard. Jacqueline Caancan, DENR-NCR executive regional director, said they […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) has become creative in pushing its call for action against air pollution. For its “Gusto namin ng malinis na hangin” (We want clean air) mask challenge, the EMB is seeking either photos or videos of people wearing their face masks, particularly those made of […]