CEBU CITY – Air quality in Cebu and Negros Oriental provinces remains safe even after the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Tuesday morning, April 8. Following the eruption, the Environmental Management Bureau-Central Visayas (EMB-7) monitored sulfur dioxide (SO2) and two types of particulate matter...
The Philippines ranked 74th out of 138 countries in IQAir’s 2024 World Air Quality Report following a decline in air quality from 2023. PH reached a 14.8 μg/m³ average of PM2.5 in 2024, up from 13.5 µg/m³ in 2023. This suggests a 10 percent decrease in air quality spanning one year. One of...
A sweeper cleans as smog envelops the area and reduces visibility in Lahore, Pakistan, Jan. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File) BENGALURU, India (AP) — Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17 percent of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found....
Officials and personnel from the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) service offices, bureaus, and attached agencies participate in a two-day Quality Management System awareness seminar at the DOLE Central Office on Feb. 17-18, 2025, to enhance operational efficiency and improve public...
Senator Loren Legarda has urged authorities to strictly implement the Clean Air Act after reports Metro Manila’s air quality had reached “very unhealthy” levels following New Year’s Day celebrations. “Excessive fireworks celebrations across Metro Manila pose lots of risks, not only...
Manila Bulletin File Photo Almost half of Filipinos are optimistic that their quality of life will improve in the next 12 months, a non-commissioned Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Sept. 14 to 23 showed. The survey, released on Thursday, Nov. 14, showed that 47 percent of...
Manila Bulletin file photo A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Sept. 14 to 23 found that 38 percent of Filipinos reported their quality of life as the same as it was 12 months ago, while 37 percent felt it was better and 24 percent said it worsened. The results of the nationwide...
To address the disparity between the Philippines' high literacy rates and its low standings in international assessments, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara has called for a comprehensive examination of the literacy measurement methods employed in other countries. (Photo...
(Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin) A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from June 23 to July 1 found that 39 percent of adult Filipinos believe their quality of life is better than 12 months ago, 23 percent say it has worsened, and 37 percent claim it is the same. The results of the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has instructed players in the deregulated downstream oil industry to assess the quality of their fuel products before these are retailed to customers – primarily if there had been infiltration of floodwaters in their underground storage facilities or if some...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Monday, July 8, revealed a split sentiment among Filipinos regarding their quality of life in the next 12 months, with 44 percent expecting an improvement and another 44 percent anticipating “no change.” The survey, conducted through...
Photo from Unsplash A nationwide survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) from March 21 to 25 revealed that 30 percent of Filipinos expressed an improvement in their quality of life, while 25 percent reported a decline compared to 12 months ago. The SWS survey results, released on...
