Newsletter: Toxic lead still persists in Metro Manila air amid fuel crisis and despite interventions

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Danika Geronimo, Ateneo Research Communications

A hazy Metro Manila skyline reflects the persistence of airborne pollution in the Philippine capital. Ateneo de Manila University  researchers have recently found that toxic lead remains in the city’s air even decades after the phaseout of leaded gasoline, with major sources including local industrial activity, fossil fuel combustion, and legacy pollution. Much of this lead is carried aloft as particulate matter that can be deeply inhaled, posing particular risks to children and vulnerable individuals and communities. SOURCE: Aaron Vicencio, Ateneo de Manila University. CC BY-NC-SA

Counterintuitively, despite the ongoing fuel crisis and the over two decades since the global phaseout of leaded gasoline, toxic lead still lingers in Metro Manila’s air.

Newsletter: Fuel Pressures Push Dumaguete Toward Digital Transport as Xpress Launches Tricycle-On-Demand

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As fuel prices continue to pressure local transport operators, Dumaguete is taking an early step toward digital mobility with the launch of tricycle-on-demand services through the Xpress Super App.