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Beyond lockdown: Will Philippines be able to sustain low air-pollution levels?

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 01:32 PM

MANILA — On some rainy days, thick haze would blanket the sprawling metropolis of the Philippine’s national capital region, leaving the city skyline barely visible. Read more »

Will clear skies prevail after the COVID-19 lockdown?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 11:18 AM

Photos of clear skies, breathtaking sunsets, and Sierra Madre mountain range looming over the Metro Manila skyline went viral after the government suspended public transportation and non-essential businesses to impose what it calls an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). Read more »

Chinese official hails 'incomparable' improvement in air quality as virus hits industry

Muyu Xu and David Stanway, Reuters
Posted at May 15 03:16 PM

BEIJING - China's air quality saw "incomparable" improvements in the first quarter of this year as a coronavirus outbreak led to rapid declines in industrial activity and transportation, an environment ministry official said on Friday. Read more »

OPINION: Upside of Covid-19 pandemic--clear skies

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Updated as of May 13 09:48 PM

It took the much-dreaded Covid-19 to give the environment a break from man’s abuses. Read more »

Air pollution level in parts of Manila drops amid lockdown: study

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 07:56 AM

MANILA -- The air quality in parts of Manila continued to improve amid the lockdown, the city's public information office said Tuesday. Read more »

OPINION: It’s time for PH banks to withdraw from coal, invest in permanent solutions

Bishop Broderick Pabillo
Posted at Apr 23 03:23 PM

Philippine banks, with the many assets they have, must now choose to preserve human life and steer the transition towards technologies and resources that protect Creation, beginning by withdrawing from coal and instead investing in clean energy from renewables. Read more »

China air quality improves after COVID-19 lockdowns, but smog seen returning

Reuters
Posted at Apr 22 07:27 PM

Air and water quality in China and elsewhere have improved dramatically after coronavirus lockdowns cut traffic and forced polluting factories to close. Read more »

LOOK: Pililla windmills in Rizal clearly seen from Pasay

Photos by Donald Pancho
Updated as of Apr 16 10:52 PM

A photographer captured the Pililla Wind farm in Rizal 40 kilometers away from Pasay. Read more »

LOOK: Luzon lockdown brings clear skies to Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 08 11:39 PM

Clearer skies and better air quality are a welcome side effect to the ongoing enhanced community quarantine which has been ongoing since March 16. Read more »

Air pollution sa Maynila, nabawasan dahil sa lockdown

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 10:27 AM

MAYNILA - Malaki ang ibinawas ng air pollution sa Maynila dahil nabawasan ang mga tao at sasakyan sa mga lansangan dulot ng lockdown. Read more »

LOOK: Data show less polluted air in Metro Manila amid lockdown

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 10:34 PM

Various groups on Wednesday confirmed that the air quality in Metro Manila has improved after the government imposed an enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. Read more »

Air pollution nabawasan mula nang mag-lockdown: DENR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 07:04 PM

Luminis ang hangin at nabawasan ng polusyon mula nang ipatupad ang lockdown sa Luzon dahil sa COVID-19. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 5, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 03:00 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

DENR urged to penalize polluters

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 05 03:38 PM

Climate activists join residents of communities affected by pollution from coal-fired power plants as they picket in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Quezon City on Thursday, calling on the government to increase efforts in enforcing cleaner air amid reports on unhealthy air quality in the country. Read more »

Air pollution 'pandemic' shortens lives by 3 years: study

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 03 08:51 AM

PARIS, France - A 'pandemic' of air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causes 8.8 million premature deaths annually, scientists said Tuesday.  Read more »

Hangin sa Pilipinas naging mas marumi: grupo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 01:26 AM

Lalo pang naging marumi ang hangin sa Pilipinas, ayon sa isang pag-aaral at posibleng magdulot ito ng masamang epekto sa kalusugan. Read more »

Nearly 450 schools shut, as pollution chokes Bangkok

Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 06:07 PM

Bangkok, the world's most visited city, saw levels of PM 2.5 particles at 78.3 pg/m3. A level above 35 is considered unhealthy, according to independent air quality monitor AirVisual. Read more »

Oxygen bar to fake rain: 10 ways India tried to beat its 'airpocalypse'

Annie Banerji, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 26 11:48 AM

India is home to 15 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world, with New Delhi named as the capital with the dirtiest air, according to IQ AirVisual, a Swiss-based group that gathers air-quality data globally, and Greenpeace. Read more »

London street bans petrol, diesel cars

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 03:48 AM

Petrol and diesel vehicles will be banned from a street in central London in an innovative attempt to reduce pollution. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 12, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 11:50 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos Read more »