Tag page - Noise pollution

DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5, a renewed push for traffic-related ordinances to address the growing problems of congestion and vehicular noise pollution here. Committee on Peace and Public Safety and Anti-Terrorism chairwoman Councilor Luna Marie Acosta said...

BACOLOD CITY – Police destroyed at least 250 motorcycle open pipe mufflers in Barangay Granada here on Tuesday, September 5, due to the disturbance it caused to some residents especially during night time. Police Major Joery Puerto, head of Police Station 5, said that these mufflers were...

Noise pollution has long been found to have an impact on animals. They say that birds sing at higher frequencies, bats have difficulty finding prey, frogs have trouble finding partners, and whales speak louder to communicate with one another. The world is getting even noisier due to human activity...