Credits of the presentation are to the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources. This presentation was included in the event kit of Green Bloggers Forum, held 7 June 2016 at the Cocoon Boutique Hotel, QC, Philippines. The DENR authorized all bloggers and participants to promote the information and materials during the event.

1. Significant Improvements in Air Quality
“Blog Talk: Green Bloggers Meet Up”
07 June 2016, Cocoon Botique Hotel, Quezon City
Presented by:
Engr. Jean N. Rosete
Chief, Air Quality Management Section
Environmental Management Bureau-DENR
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU

2. OUTLINE PRESENTATION
• WHAT IS THE PROBLEM: AIR POLLUTION SITUATION
AIR POLLUTION SOURCES
EMISSION INVENTORY, 2012
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING DATA, NCR
• EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN/TO BE UNDERTAKEN TO
CONTROL AIR POLLUTION FROM VEHICLE EMISSIONS
• SALIENT FEATURES OF DAO 2015-04
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU

3. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM:
AIR POLLUTION SITUATION
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU

4. MAN-MADE SOURCES
OF AIR POLLUTION
1. MOBILE 2. STATIONARY 3. AREA
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU

5. EMISSION INVENTORY, 2012
NATIONAL METRO MANILA
STATIONARY
1%
MOBILE
90%
AREA
9%
NCR EMISSION INVENTORY
BASE YEAR 2012 BY SOURCE
STATIONA
RY
9%
MOBILE
69%
AREA
22%
NATIONAL EMISSION INVENTORY
BASE YEAR 2012 BY SOURCE
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU

6. 166
133
126
117
132
118
127
132 136
106
120
101
85
79
90
84 82
74 73
52
59 55
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
AirPollutantConcentration(µg/Nm3)
AIR QUALITY SITUATION IN METRO MANILA FROM
JANUARY 2010 TO DECEMBER 2015
Total Suspended Particulates (TSP) Particulate Matter of 10 microns in diameter (PM10)
TSP standard 90 µg/Ncm PM10 standard 60 µg/Ncm

7. ACTIONS TAKEN/EFFORTS TO
REDUCE POLLUTION FROM
MOBILE SOURCES

8. Online Permitting and Monitoring System for issuing Certificate of
Conformity
 Launched in March 2015
 applicants do not need to submit
the requirements in EMB office,
only need to register and upload
the requirements Online
 Online issuance of COC
 COC equipped with Bar Code for
security

9. NEW EMISSION STANDARDS
FOR MOBILE SOURCES
DAO 2015-04: Implementation of Vehicle Emission Limits for
Euro 4/IV, and In-Use Vehicle Emission Standards
• Prescribes the new emission standards effective July 1, 2015.
• Prescribes mandatory compliance of Euro 4/IV emission limits
/ standards effective January 1, 2016 for new vehicles.
• Sets more stringent emission standards for in-use motor
vehicles
• Enjoins DOE to ensure the availability of Euro IV fuels by July
1, 2015
• Provides a comparative quality of Euro II and Euro IV Fuels

10. • CONDUCTS FREE GARAGE
EMISSION TESTING OF PUV
• CONDUCTS
SEMINARS/LECTURES ON
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE,
FUEL EFFICIENCY & ECO-SAFE
DRIVING
• COORDINATES WITH NCR LGU
ANTI-SMOKE BELCHING (ASB)
OPERATIONS
CONTINUING ACTIVITIES

11. INTENSIFIED FREE GARAGE EMISSION TESTING
• MOA SIGNED BY DENR, LTO, LTFRB, CCAAP AND TRANSPORT ASSOCIATIONS OF
PUJS TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION FROM PUBLIC UTILITY JEEPNEYS (PUJ) IN
METRO MANILA
• DENR TO CONDUCT FREE AND NON-APPREHENSION GARAGE/TERMINAL
EMISSION TESTING OF PUBLIC UTILITY JEEPNEYS (PUJ) IN METRO MANILA
SPECIFICALLY; BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL MEMBERS OF LTOP, ACTO, FEJODAP,
PASANG MASDA IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL AND CURRENT STATE
OR CONDITION (IN RELATION TO SMOKE EMISSIONS) OF ALL ENGINES OF PUJS
TO SUPPORT POLICY FORMULATION, AMONG OTHERS

12. IMPROVED FUEL QUALITY
 GASOLINE:
UNLEADED SINCE 2000
 AUTOMOTIVE DIESEL/GASOLINE:
500PPM SULFUR CONTENT (EQUIVALENT TO EURO2),
50PPM SULFUR CONTENT (EQUIVALENT TO EURO4
FUELS ) SINCE JAN. 1, 2016

13. EXPANDED AIR QUALITY MONITORING NETWORK
• INSTALLATION OF
ADDITIONAL
CONTINUOUS AMBIENT
AIR QUALITY
MONITORING
STATIONS (AUTOMATIC,
REAL-TIME)
NATIONWIDE
Type Quantity
Manual/Reference Method
PM10
27
Manual/Reference Method
TSP
22
Continuous Monitoring –
DOAS (PM10,PM2.5, O3,
SO2, NO2,CO & BTX)
14
Continuous Monitoring Van –
1 (Methane, O3, SO2, NO2
& CO) & 2 (PM10)
3
Continuous Monitoring – PMS
(PM10 & PM2.5)
27
Total Number of Station 93

14. Clean Air Music Video, Halina,
Produced by Dmitri Productions
Clean Air Concert
November 3, 2015,
Robinsons Galleria
Mall IEC material on
Clean Air

15. Philippine Walkable and Bikeable
Communities Awards-Bayanihan sa Daan
November 27, 2014, Kalayaan Hall, Malacañan
Palace
Share the Road Exercises

16. UPCOMING PROGRAM: Non-contact Anti Smoke
Belching Operation
Utilizing cameras to view smoke belching vehicles
 In coordination with DOTC-LTO and
MMDA
 Utilizes MMDA’s Metro Base system
 EMB ASBU personnel will man the station
and gather video / screen capture of the
smoke belching vehicle and report to LTO
 LTO will summon the owner of the smoke
belching vehicle and need to submit the
vehicle for testing
*Picture courtesy of Hong Kong Environmental
Protection Department
*MMDA Chairman in Metrobase. Picture grabbed from
Inquirer.net

17. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
http://denr.gov.ph
+632-929-6626
Environmental Management Bureau
http://emb.gov.ph
+632-928-3785
• Air is a vital part of man’s daily struggle
for survival. Man can live several days
without food, few days without water, but
only precious minutes without air.
• By monitoring his environment, man has the
knowledge to protect air and his destiny.