Dr. Cambaliza attends Academia Sinica Meeting in Taiwan

July 4, 2019

Dr. Maria Obiminda Cambaliza together with Dr. John Wong, MD, attended a meeting hosted by Academia Sinica regarding the planning and development of a long-term project on air quality and health. The meeting was held in Taipei, Taiwan from 17 -19 May 2019....

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...