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25 lis 2022 · The results of the 2022 Urban Mobility Readiness Index released earlier this week placed the Philippine capital as 58th in "urban mobility readiness" among the 60 cities studied around the world...
13 sty 2021 · While the U.N.-based organization recommends less than 30 decibels during the night for a sleep of good quality, Manila averages 99.3 decibels—above the ASEAN average of 83 decibels. According to the WHO, long-term exposure to noise levels of 70 decibels may induce hearing impairments.
25 lis 2022 · MANILA, Philippines – The country’s sprawling megacity is home to the world’s fifth worst public transportation system, according to think tank Oliver Wyman Forum and the University of...
25 lis 2022 · “The potential domino effect of a desolate public transit system is staggering: economic fallout from poor revenue and lost jobs to operate it, increased congestion associated with more private travel, likely more road fatalities, and worse noise, light, and air pollution,” the report said.
1 lip 2022 · A passenger vehicle produces about 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. Meanwhile, vehicle emissions account for 88% of air pollution in Metro Manila. As far as sustainability is concerned, building more highways will only encourage car dependency when the call to reduce air pollution is louder than ever.
11 sty 2021 · The Philippines has the worst traffic situation among six Southeast Asian countries, and is ranked ninth worst in the world, according to the recent Numbeo report.
Even after three decades since the passage of the country's Clean Air Act, the Philippines is still nowhere near achieving comprehensive air pollution control. An urgent priority is to raise the country's PM 2·5 limits to WHO standards, which will send a strong signal to industry to urgently tackle the sources of air pollution, for instance by ...
