New Year’s Eve 2019 Particle Pollution Measurements in Metro Manila

January 23, 2019

by Gabrielle Leung, Genevieve Rose Lorenzo, Miguel Ricardo Hilario, Grace Betito, Paola Angela Bañaga, Imee Delos Reyes, Maria Obiminda Cambaliza, James Bernard Simpas, Nofel Lagrosas, Melliza Cruz, Khervin Cheng Chua, Fiona Samantha Ajoc, Robert Holz, Ed Eloranta, Ilya Razenkov, Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin,...

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

June 6, 2017

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...

Worst Air Pollution Episode

April 12, 2015

Since 2003, the Air Quality Dynamics program of the Manila Observatory has been monitoring fine particulate matter (PM2.5) during New Year’s Eve over multiple sites in Metro Manila. PM2.5 refers to particles with diameters of 2.5 microns or smaller. The particles, which can...