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The growing problem on solid waste management in the entire country needs the public to heighten its concern, participation and involvement for the solution
to such problem.
Issue Region VI Region VIISources of Air Pollution
Mobile source – motor vehicles
Industrial/stationary source – power plant, cement
bagging, feed mills insignificant pollution source
(DENR compliant)
Area source – most affected areas are busy areas like
Iloilo City
Mobile source – motor vehicles
Industrial/stationary source – power plant, cement
plants, sugar mills , food processing plants, beverage
industry
Area source
Results of Air Quality StationsPrograms and Activities
Random vehicle roadside smoke testing and Ambient Air Quality Monitoring at Plazoleta Gay and at Valeria St., all in Iloilo City
A Fun walk was conducted during the environment month celebration including mall exhibit, emission testing of PNP vehicles, mangrove tree planting. During the ozone month celebration, a free MAC and emission testing was conducted, in Bacolod City, Roxas City and Iloilo City
“Bisita Banwa” - a small forum on clean air and the “What is RA 8749”.
Clean Air Month 2010 Poster-making ContestBisita Banwa ActivityWalk for Clean Air 2010Activity Environment Month Celebration 2011 Environmental Quiz Bee
Management of Stationary Sources
A. Air permitting requirements
In managing the stationary sources, air pollution source
equipments must be monitored and inspected regularly. A
valid Permit to Operate-Air is required.
B. Third Party Source Emission Testing
For permitting purposes, as per Memorandum Circular (MC)
2007-003, the industrial facility relating to air quality requires
a third party Stack Sampling Test (SST) thru a private
service provider in order to demonstrate its compliance with
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the DENR emission standards.
C. Continuous Emission Monitoring
Systems (CEMS)
Pursuant to Section 3 of DAO 2007-22 the existing major
industries with individual sources having the potential to
emit at least 750 tons/year any of the regulated pollutants
listed in Section 4 of Rule IX of DAO 2000-81 measured
after a pollution control installation are required to install
Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS).
Management of Mobile Sources
A. Private Emission Testing Centers
(PETCs)
The monitoring results of 22 centers show that 93 percent passed the leak check for gasoline; gas analyzer and linearity check for diesel opacimeter. However, 19 percent needs improvement.
B. Anti-Smoke Belching
Of the total 485,240 vehicles registered as renewal in
2011, the LTO-7 was able to conduct emission tests to
72,448 vehicles only and 73 percent of which was able to
pass the vehicular emission standard.
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Management of Area Sources
Management of area sources and other sources in the
region is in coordination with the Local Government Units
(LGUs) thru passing Ordinances and Resolutions. The
LGUs are actively implementing clean air programs such
as the Bantay Sunog Basura (open-burning watch).
INITIATIVES / BEST PRACTICES
4.4.3 City of Bayawan, Negros Oriental
With an active and strong political leadership, Bayawan City
has been in the frontline in implementing projects primarily for
climate change adaptation. In support to the CAA, the
following programs are being undertaken:
A. Campaign for plastic avoidance
and no open burning
This includes information dissemination activities on the
effects of excessive use of plastic bags and open burning.
The following ordinances were also drafted and are now
being deliberated by the Sangguniang Panglungsod: an
Ordinance banning open burning in all barangays and
providing penalties for violations thereof; and an Ordinance
prohibiting the use of plastic bags on dry goods, regulating its
utilization on wet goods, and prohibiting the use of
styrofoams/styropor in the City of Bayawan and prescribing
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penalties thereof.
B. Biodiesel project
Production and processing of jathropa and coconuts as
alternative fuel for some service vehicles of Bayawan City.
C. Implementation of 10-year SWM Plan
This includes formulation of policy support system;
establishment of materials recovery facility; creation of
garbage collection scheme and fee system;
construction of sanitary landfill and leachate treatment
systems; conduct of information campaigns; and phasing of
implementation of the project in adjacent barangays.
D. Forest Land Use Plan Implementation
Activities for this project comprised the riverbanks and
watersheds rehabilitation, distribution of co-management
instruments, reforestation of forest and forestland areas (see
Fig. 4.53) and undertaking alternative livelihood projects.
E. Ecological sanitation-Urine Diversion
Dehydration Toilets (UDDT)
Social preparation efforts and construction of UDDT units
in various barangays are being done.
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F. Organic farming project
This is about the use of vermicompost and other organic
farming methods and practices that are friendly to humans and
the environment.
G. Septage management project
De-clogging of all septic tanks once every four years is
required through an ordinance.
Figure 4.56 shows the comparison of the emission test
results during the conduct of random roadside emission tests for the three-year period. In 2009, only 12% passed the random emission test while in 2010 it increased to 20% but it dropped to 15% in 2011. These results were presented to the Airshed Governing Board for appropriate action. And part of the prescribed resolution was to conduct the roadside testing more often in order to appeal to the PUJ drivers/operators to really maintain their vehicles in order to achieve clean air. often in order to appeal to the PUJ drivers/operators to really
maintain their vehicles in order to achieve clean air.
One of the effective ways of creating awareness to the general
public is by hanging of streamers/tarpaulins in different
strategic areas. This is an effort equally shared by concerned
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partners (see Fig. 4.56).
Recommendations The primary challenges that were discerned which have
hindered or are foreseen to become hindrances in the effort to
effectively operationalize the airshed governing board is the
lack of funds to sustain its operation and to support the plans
and programs of the respective airsheds. Likewise, the lack of
commitment and sense of responsibility of each member
threatens the sustainability of the program (airshed).
Provide additional funds to sustain the programs to improve
the capacity levels of members in air management, particularly
on policy formulation and enforcement and social mobilization.
Legislative and policy support, such as the mandatory creation
of ENROs for LGUs to support the programs of the airshed as
part of capacitating the LGUs which are the primary actors in
the air quality management in their respective localities, as
envisioned in the creation of the airsheds.
One of the issues raised on air quality management is the
rapid increase of smoke belchers in the Region. The very low
compliance on vehicular emissions greatly contributed to the
quality of air within the monitored areas. The data presented
on the results of emission test conducted is enough proof that
almost all the public and private utility vehicles vying within the
Metro Cebu area were incompliant to the standards of air
quality. The results were relatively poor since there were more
than 80 percent of the number of vehicles inspected that
failed the emission test.
Law enforcers must double their efforts with all honesty and
integrity. The drivers and operators must also do their part as
well in order to improve the quality of vehicular emissions,
especially that a long term solution is not tangible yet.
Moreover, issues raised concerning the Private Emission
Testing Centers (PETCs) are never lacking. Few of these are
the following:
i.) PETCs can be compensated in order to
just pass the emission test;
ii.) Clients will only pay and there will be no
emission test to be conducted at all;
iii.) the PETCs do not give so much attention
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to the equipment’s maintenance and
care as long as the results and
payments are assured;
iv.) in monitoring the PETCs, the calibration
of the opacity meter and gas analyzer
are not checked periodically by the
composite team composed of DTI-7,
LTO-7, TESDA-7 and DENR-EMB7 due
to the unavailability of schedules;
v.) the composite team are not really
imposing strictly some penalties and/or apprehensions to
these PETCs.
Furthermore, this ever increasing number of motor vehicles is
particularly observed in the Province of Cebu. Results of
the emissions inventory pointed out the mobile sources as the
main contributors of the highest percentage of pollutants found
in ambient air. So far, the Land Transportation Office (LTO)
and the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board
(LTFRB) have no existing regulations to control the number of
registered motor vehicles. Strictly controlling the number of
vehicles could avoid traffic congestion, minimize the health
effects on the city dwellers and significantly reduce the level of
air pollutants in the atmosphere. Also, there is no proper
information on the regulation policy of DTI as to the vehicular
importation data.
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After all, the problem on air pollution is everybody’s concern
since everyone is affected. Thus, each one must be
responsible enough in meeting the challenges at hand both
individually and together.
4.6 *RECOMMENDATIONS
The following are some of the specific recommended actions
in order to improve and maintain the air quality status of
Region VII:
i.) Continuously monitor the vehicular
emissions, stationary emission sources
and others;
ii.) Member LGUs of the Metro Cebu Airshed
Governing Board should be more
committed to implement the air quality
programs;
iii.) Empowerment of LGUs in anti-smoke
belching operations thru deputizing traffic
enforcers in order to catch or truly
apprehend all smoke-belchers;
iv.) Strictly monitor the performance of the
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Private Emission Testing Centers
(PETCs) monthly or quarterly;
v.) The Composite Team (DENR, LTO, DTI
and TESDA) shall have their own text
hotline in order for the general public to
report directly the smoke belchers;
vi.) Strictly monitor the LGUs in the
implementation of their Ordinances or
Resolutions passed under the PCAA;
vii.) The Airshed Governing Board should
fully implement and formulate new
environmental policies, facilitate and
assist in the extensive campaign for
environmental education, and ensure
maximum participation in local
governance; environmental education, and ensure
maximum participation in local
governance;
viii.) EMB to oversee more closely the source
emissions monitoring program including
Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEMs),
stack testing, and frequent emissions
reporting and submission through
the Self-Monitoring Reports (SMRs);
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ix.) Public information of the monitoring
results and the air quality status through
tri-media publication;
x.) Impose strictly the penalty and sanctions to the polluters or
violators.
xi.) Change of the type and mode of public transport and its
operational system.
xii.) Demand the use of clean alternative fuels.
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