New Year 2024 Particle Pollution Measurements in Metro Manila and Other Local Urbanized Areas

by Mariane Desiree Avendaño, Zenn Marie Cainglet, Aubrey May De Francisca, Paola Banaga, Melliza Templonuevo Cruz, James B. Simpas, Maria Obiminda Cambaliza, Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin, SJ, and Fr. Daniel McNamara, SJ Summary Government policies and annual campaigns by the Department of Health...

Taal Volcano 2020 Eruption Impact on Air Quality (Part I)

By Gabrielle Frances Leung1, Miguel Ricardo Hilario1, Grace Betito1, Paola Angela Bañaga1, Xzann Gary Vincent Topacio1, Zenn Marie Cainglet1,3, Shane Marie Visaga2,3, Imee Delos Reyes1, Lyndon Mark Olaguera2,3, Julie Mae Dado2, Faye Cruz2, Joel Maquiling3, Maria Obiminda Cambaliza1,3, James Bernard Simpas1,3, Gemma Teresa...

Deepening the Understanding of Clouds and Aerosols Through Shared Science

This August 25, the NASA P-3B started its first flight over the Philippines, gathering samples to understand the interaction between aerosols and clouds. This flight marks the start of the one-and-a-half-months flight campaign of the Cloud, Aerosol, and Monsoon Processes – Philippines Experiment...

Talk of MO Executive Director Gemma Narisma, PhD at DOST Space Forum 2018 [transcript]

Space-Based Information for Understanding Atmospheric Hazards in Disaster Risk by Gemma Teresa T. Narisma, PhD [Delivered at the DOST Space Forum, “The Philippines: Crossing the Atmospheric Borders,” last 20 July 2018 during the DOST National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) at the World...

New Year’s Eve 2017 Particle Pollution Measurements in Metro Manila

by Melliza Cruz, Genevieve Lorenzo, Paola Bañaga, Grethyl Catipay, Grace Betito, Erica Banares, Maria Obiminda Cambaliza, Nofel Lagrosas, James Simpas, Jose Ramon Villarin, and Daniel McNamara Lighting fireworks and firecrackers have long been a part of the Filipino New Year’s tradition.  However, amid...

Introspection on the past, present, and future of aerosol remote sensing: a talk by Jeffrey Reid of US Naval Research Laboratories

The Manila Observatory wishes to invite you to the talk Introspection on the past, present, and future of aerosol remote sensing by Dr. Jeffrey Reid, US Naval Research Laboratories Tuesday, 20 September 2016, 5:00-6:30 p.m. Heyden Hall, Manila Observatory Authors: Jeffrey S. Reid1, Arlindo M. Da...

A Clean Manila for Sustainable Megacities: A talk by Martin Thompson of University of Leicester

by Melliza Templonuevo Cruz The Air Quality Dynamics Program would like to invite everyone to a talk this Friday, September 9, 10:00-11:30 am at the Heyden Hall of the Manila Observatory. Mr. Martin Thompson, Instrument Engineer in the Space Research Centre of the University...

Metro Manila Air Quality

Air  quality  monitoring  around Metro  Manila  in  (1)  National Printing  Office  along  EDSA,  (2)  Philippine General Hospital along  Taft  Avenue,   and  (3)  Metro  Manila  Development  Authority Tapayan  Pumping  Station  in  Taytay,  Rizal began  in December  2012,   as  part  of   the  1  year monitoring ...

Manila Observatory on Makati City’s Weather Monitoring Station Project

Makati City and the Manila Observatory take on climate change and disaster risk management together as the city’s weather monitoring station project was formally launched in Barangay San Lorenzo by Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay, city officials and barangay kagawads. Manila Observatory’s...