Republic of the Philippines

Department of Environment and Natural Resources

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU

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

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

WHAT IS THE PROBLEM:

AIR POLLUTION SITUATION
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU

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

EMISSION INVENTORY, 2012

NATIONAL EMISSION INVENTORY NCR EMISSION INVENTORY
BASE YEAR 2012 BY SOURCE BASE YEAR 2012 BY SOURCE

STATIONA AREA STATIONARY

RY 9% 1%
AREA 9%
22%

MOBILE
MOBILE 90%
69%

NATIONAL METRO MANILA

 AIR QUALITY SITUATION IN METRO MANILA FROM
180
166
JANUARY 2010 TO DECEMBER 2015
160

140 133 132 132 136

Air Pollutant Concentration (µg/Nm3)

126 127
117 118 120
120
106
101
100

80 90
85 84 82
79
74 73
60
59 55
40 52

20

Total Suspended Particulates (TSP) Particulate Matter of 10 microns in diameter (PM10)

TSP standard 90 µg/Ncm PM10 standard 60 µg/Ncm
ACTIONS TAKEN/EFFORTS TO
REDUCE POLLUTION FROM
MOBILE SOURCES
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
 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
 CONTINUING ACTIVITIES
• 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
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
 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
 EXPANDED AIR QUALITY MONITORING NETWORK
• INSTALLATION OF Type Quantity
ADDITIONAL Manual/Reference Method 27
PM10
CONTINUOUS AMBIENT
Manual/Reference Method 22
AIR QUALITY TSP
MONITORING Continuous Monitoring – 14
STATIONS (AUTOMATIC, DOAS (PM10,PM2.5, O3,
SO2, NO2,CO & BTX)
REAL-TIME) Continuous Monitoring Van – 3
NATIONWIDE 1 (Methane, O3, SO2, NO2
& CO) & 2 (PM10)
Continuous Monitoring – PMS 27
(PM10 & PM2.5)
Total Number of Station 93
Clean Air Concert
November 3, 2015,
Clean Air Music Video, Halina,
Robinsons Galleria
Produced by Dmitri Productions
Mall IEC material on
Clean Air
 Philippine Walkable and Bikeable Share the Road Exercises
Communities Awards-Bayanihan sa Daan
November 27, 2014, Kalayaan Hall, Malacañan
Palace
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

*Picture courtesy of Hong Kong Environmental
Protection Department 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
*MMDA Chairman in Metrobase. Picture grabbed from
Inquirer.net
 • 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
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
http://denr.gov.ph
+632-929-6626 knowledge to protect air and his destiny.
Environmental Management Bureau
http://emb.gov.ph
+632-928-3785