+ Follow METRO MANILA AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Tag
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[Title] => ADB notes improvement in loan portfolio of RP
[Summary] => The Philippines has improved on its loan facilitation from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the past three years, a senior ADB official said.
The ADB recently conducted after a two-day review of its loan program with the Department of Finance (DOF), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
The Philippines has 35 active loans with the ADB dating back several years.
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[Title] => GMA, Cabinet approve 15 new infrastructure projects
[Summary] => President Arroyo and the Cabinet ratified yesterday 15 major new government infrastructure development projects, several of which would be implemented even after her term expires in June 2004.
Presidential Spokesman Ignacio Bunye said that the 15 projects were screened and approved by the President and the Cabinet as recommended by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Investment Coordinating Council (ICC).
Six of the projects were ongoing and financed under the official development assistance (ODA) projects.
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[Title] => ADB releases $100M for Mla air quality improvement
[Summary] => The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released a $100-million loan for the Metro Manila Air Quality Improvement Sector Development Program being implemented by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
The loan is the last tranche of the $300-million program approved in Dec. 1998 to support reforms and improve air quality by controlling the common sources of air pollution
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[Title] => DENR holds planning workshop on Clean Air Act
[Summary] => An operational planning workshop entitled "Moving Forward in the Clean Air Act Implementation" geared towards the effective implementation of Republic Act 8749, or the Philippine Clean Air Act, and participated in by key officials and representatives from various government agencies, civil society, academe, business sector and the international development community, was held recently at the Tagaytay International Convention Center in Tagaytay City.
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[Title] => Jogging in Metro bad for the health due to pollution
[Summary] => Don’t jog. Don’t inhale.
Ecologist and forestry specialist Jules Penales of the ABS-CBN Foundation’s Bantay Kalikasan program warned that toxic fumes spewed by smoke-belching vehicles have made early morning and late afternoon jogging in Metro Manila hazardous to the fitness buffs’ health.
Smog and hot air, Penales said, usually remain in the lower part of the atmosphere at dawn and sunset, when temperatures are lower.
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[Title] => Pollution takes toll on Metro residents
[Summary] => Urbanization and worsening air pollution have taken their toll on the health of Metro Manila residents, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reported yesterday.
A recent study by the DENR showed increasing incidences of asthma, pneumonia and other respiratory ailments as people inhale toxic pollutants in the air such as lead, mercury and carbon monoxide.
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[Title] => Study finds MM air unhealthy for children
[Summary] => The air that people breathe in Metro Manila contains pollutants in excess of tolerable levels, according to a recent study conducted by the Department of Health (DOH) in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific regional office.
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[Title] => Enhancing public awareness about the need for clean air
[Summary] => The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) conducted recently a "Baseline Survey on the Public’s Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Metro Manila’s Air Quality". The survey was aimed at gathering relevant information upon which to prepare action plans to generate public awareness on air pollution problem and promote effective air quality management.
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[Title] => DENR moves to improve quality of air in Metro
[Summary] => The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has declared a wide area covering the provinces of Bataan, Bulacan and Pampanga in Region 3, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal and part of Quezon in Region 4-A and the 17 cities and municipalities in the National Capital Region as Metro Manila airshed.
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[Title] => Cleaning the air
[Summary] => Air pollution in the country, particularly in Metro Manila, has increased to an alarming level with the rapid industrial and population growths coupled with rising standards of living.
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METRO MANILA AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
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[Title] => ADB notes improvement in loan portfolio of RP
[Summary] => The Philippines has improved on its loan facilitation from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the past three years, a senior ADB official said.
The ADB recently conducted after a two-day review of its loan program with the Department of Finance (DOF), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
The Philippines has 35 active loans with the ADB dating back several years.
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[Title] => GMA, Cabinet approve 15 new infrastructure projects
[Summary] => President Arroyo and the Cabinet ratified yesterday 15 major new government infrastructure development projects, several of which would be implemented even after her term expires in June 2004.
Presidential Spokesman Ignacio Bunye said that the 15 projects were screened and approved by the President and the Cabinet as recommended by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Investment Coordinating Council (ICC).
Six of the projects were ongoing and financed under the official development assistance (ODA) projects.
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[Title] => ADB releases $100M for Mla air quality improvement
[Summary] => The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released a $100-million loan for the Metro Manila Air Quality Improvement Sector Development Program being implemented by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
The loan is the last tranche of the $300-million program approved in Dec. 1998 to support reforms and improve air quality by controlling the common sources of air pollution
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[Title] => Jogging in Metro bad for the health due to pollution
[Summary] => Don’t jog. Don’t inhale.
Ecologist and forestry specialist Jules Penales of the ABS-CBN Foundation’s Bantay Kalikasan program warned that toxic fumes spewed by smoke-belching vehicles have made early morning and late afternoon jogging in Metro Manila hazardous to the fitness buffs’ health.
Smog and hot air, Penales said, usually remain in the lower part of the atmosphere at dawn and sunset, when temperatures are lower.
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[Title] => Pollution takes toll on Metro residents
[Summary] => Urbanization and worsening air pollution have taken their toll on the health of Metro Manila residents, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reported yesterday.
A recent study by the DENR showed increasing incidences of asthma, pneumonia and other respiratory ailments as people inhale toxic pollutants in the air such as lead, mercury and carbon monoxide.
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[Summary] => The air that people breathe in Metro Manila contains pollutants in excess of tolerable levels, according to a recent study conducted by the Department of Health (DOH) in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific regional office.
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