00:00As of the start of 2025, unhealthy air quality has already been recorded in some parts of Metro Manila.
00:08Aside from air pollution, garbage has been left in various places following the New Year celebrations.
00:14Here is the first news of Bernadette Reyes.
00:20Garbage has been left and right on the roads following the New Year celebrations.
00:25Like Taft Avenue in Pasig, where the people of City Hall cleaned up early.
00:30In some parts of Pasig, garbage has also been left on the roads.
00:34We have even seen trucks carrying garbage from City Hall.
00:38Even in Manila, Gabundoc, garbage has been left.
00:41That's why it was helped to be cleaned using broom and tractor.
00:46There's a lot of corn husks.
00:49It's also the usual garbage.
00:51It's only natural that after the New Year, there's a lot of garbage.
00:54Aside from garbage,
00:59some parts of Metro Manila were also covered in smog or mixed smoke and fog.
01:03It was observed in Manila, like P. Burgos, Jones Bridge, and Divisoria.
01:09Even at 2 p.m., smog was still visible in Cujang, Mandaluyong, and San Juan.
01:15The D.N.R. continued to investigate the data.
01:18But according to the Swiss research firm IQ Air,
01:21the air quality index in Manila reached an unhealthy level.
01:25The air quality index is more than 15 times higher than the World Health Organization.
01:33It is also recorded as the 16th most polluted air in more than 100 cities on the list.
01:39This is the air quality monitoring equipment used by the D.N.R. EMB
01:44to measure air pollutants in the environment, like pine needles.
01:49Not only in the environment, such air has an effect
01:52because according to experts, it can be harmful to the human body.
01:56These fine particles can reach our bloodstream and our respiratory system.
02:04And in the case of explosion, there are toxic substances that can cause cancer.
02:15It is more dangerous for people with comorbidities like asthma and cancer,
02:20so they are advised not to go out or wear a face mask.
02:24This is the first news, Bernadette Reyes for GMA Integrated News.
