00:00It is dangerous to carry a thick smog
00:05or mixed smoke and smoke in some places in Metro Manila
00:09due to the use of firecrackers and lights.
00:12Aside from that,
00:13there's a lot of garbage piled up this new year.
00:19Bernadette Reyes is on the scene.
00:24After a few minutes of lighting
00:26the colorful fireworks display,
00:30it was covered with smog
00:33or mixed smoke and smoke in some places in Metro Manila.
00:37Like P. Burgos, Jones Bridge and Divisoria in Manila.
00:42The smog was still strong until a while ago,
00:44like this one at 1.30 pm
00:47and around 2 pm in this one
00:50in the parts of Mandaluyong and San Juan.
00:52The DENR is still looking for a valid date
00:55but it was confirmed by the Swiss research firm IQ Air
00:59that the air in Manila has reached an unhealthy level today.
01:03It's more than 15 times higher
01:06than what the World Health Organization estimates.
01:09It's the 16th most polluted air in more than 100 cities on the list.
01:14This is the Air Quality Monitoring Equipment
01:17that the DENR EMB uses
01:19to measure air pollutants in the environment
01:21just like small particles.
01:24It has an effect on the environment and the human body
01:27especially those with comorbidities
01:29like asthma and cancer.
01:31That's why they are told not to go out or wear a face mask.
01:35These fine particles can reach our bloodstream
01:40and our respiratory system.
01:43And in the case of pollution,
01:47there are toxic substances
01:51that can cause cancer.
01:54Aside from the polluted environment,
01:56the new year has also brought garbage.
01:58Like the Taft Avenue in Pasay.
02:01At 6 in the morning,
02:03the city hall is already cleaning up.
02:05There are also trash cans in some parts of Pasig.
02:09We have already carried the city hall's trucks
02:12but there are a lot of them.
02:14The city hall also carried a lot of garbage in Manila.
02:17On the first day of 2025,
02:19this is how much garbage was collected
02:22along Recto Avenue.
02:24According to the Department of Public Services,
02:26this is the garbage that was collected
02:27from yesterday until this early morning.
02:30There are a lot of corn husks.
02:32It's also the usual garbage.
02:35It's only natural that in the new year,
02:37there are a lot of garbage like that.
02:38For GMA Integrated News,
02:41Bernadette Reyes,
02:42for Tutok, 24 hours.
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