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Understanding Metro Cebu’s worsening air quality
Metro Cebu has been experiencing deteriorating air quality, with the AQI reaching unhealthy levels amid haze linked to forest fires in Indonesia and prevailing wind conditions.
What does the worsening AQI mean for ordinary Cebuanos? What are we breathing, how can PM2.5 affect our health, and what should residents do as the haze persists?
In this episode of Beyond the Headlines, Engr. Cindylyn Ochea of the DENR-EMB 7 Regional Environmental Education and Information Unit discusses the current air quality situation, health precautions, conditions authorities are monitoring, and the government’s response.
Beyond the Headlines — Look Deeper. Think Deeper.
Metro Cebu has been experiencing deteriorating air quality, with the AQI reaching unhealthy levels amid haze linked to forest fires in Indonesia and prevailing wind conditions.
What does the worsening AQI mean for ordinary Cebuanos? What are we breathing, how can PM2.5 affect our health, and what should residents do as the haze persists?
In this episode of Beyond the Headlines, Engr. Cindylyn Ochea of the DENR-EMB 7 Regional Environmental Education and Information Unit discusses the current air quality situation, health precautions, conditions authorities are monitoring, and the government’s response.
Beyond the Headlines — Look Deeper. Think Deeper.
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01:10Air quality across the metro has deteriorated and the air quality index reaching acutely unhealthy levels.
01:19Because of the worsening haze, several schools in Cebu have suspended in-person classes
01:26and shifted to remote learning to protect students from exposure to polluted air.
01:32Let's look deeper and think better.
01:34Joining us is the air quality specialist of DNR, EMB7, engineer Arthur Nino Kalupig.
01:43Hello, Nino. Welcome to Beyond the Headlines.
01:46Hello, good afternoon.
01:48Good afternoon.
01:49Before we start on the details of the situation, Nino,
01:54can you also refresh our viewers about what AQI or air quality index is?
02:03Okay, so air quality index is a sort of basis for interpretation sa kalidad sa itong kahanginan.
02:17Okay, in our monitoring, instead na magamit may concentration sa mga pollutants nga ginamonitor,
02:25so we will use the AQI or the air quality index.
02:30In fact, this air quality index is used universally.
02:36So even in US or in other countries, they are using the air quality index para mas madali, mas aptan
02:44sa public.
02:47So, I'm not sure, no, if this is still the number that you are looking at,
02:51but I'm looking at the page, no, of Councillor Joel Garganera.
02:55He actually reported that as of 4 o'clock this morning,
02:59ang air quality is already at 241, no, from 215 of the previous day.
03:07Can you walk us through about how serious this is?
03:12Okay, so, saktotong gigo, no, sa post ni Consihal Garganera.
03:17So, that was as of 4 a.m. ganina.
03:19But actually, we have recent, no, most recent nga data na as of 11 a.m.
03:31Sorry, as of 10 a.m.
03:33Sorry, 10 a.m.
03:34So, nakarecord ta for PM 2.5 concentration, nakarecord kita o air quality index nga 251.
03:45Okay, so from 241 as of 4 a.m. ganina, so karun as of 10 a.m. is 251.
03:52So, that means increasing ang concentration sa particulate matter 2.5 or PM 2.5.
03:59Now, this PM 2.5 is based sa atong mga monitoring, no, mga tools na ginagamit,
04:07satellite imaging, no, the source of this PM 2.5 concentration came from the wildfires, no,
04:16sa Indonesia, considering the prevailing winds karun sa tuang country,
04:23na sinate is gikan sa southwest, no, and the geographical position sa Indonesia,
04:31which is southwest po sa Pilipinas, no, so gikan yun dito ang concentration nga sa PM 2.5 na atong
04:40monitor.
04:42So, we understand, and correct me if I'm wrong, that the haze will continue in the coming days,
04:48because you cited the incident of fires in Indonesia, and then the impact also of the movement of air.
04:56So, what specific conditions is the EMB watching right now,
05:01so that we can hopefully tell in the many hours or days to come that the situation will become better?
05:09For now, sir, we cannot determine, no, the definite na timeline, no,
05:16kung kanos agyo at mahunong ang kinina na experience na itong kataas na concentration sa PM 2.5
05:25or the mga napantayin sa public, which is the haze, no,
05:28kay as long as continue ang activity or ang pagsunog dito sa Indonesia,
05:36particularly in Kalimantan and Sumatra,
05:39and also the prevailing winds, no, nga na sinate na itong karun,
05:43which is southwest or the Habagat,
05:46o padayon yun gihapunta nga maka-experience sa aning tag-as nga level sa PM 2.5.
05:51So, karun, ang ginabuhat karun sa EMB, region 7,
05:54is to closely monitor yun, no, sa level sa PM 2.5 concentration, no,
06:00no, nga, mas frequent ang among paghatag o advisory o level sa air quality dito sa region 7.
06:10And correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you also mentioned it earlier,
06:14na kanang, when we say 2.5, that's the size of the particle, no, that's on air.
06:18That's why it's dangerous also for some people with respiratory conditions to be out, no,
06:23especially if they're not wearing masks.
06:26Now, I'd like to confirm with you because some people would also say that rainfall
06:31could potentially improve the situation.
06:33Is that true or false?
06:35Yes, sir. So, by the way, we have several types of particulate matter, no?
06:41It only differs sa ilang particle sizes, no?
06:44So, we have total suspended particulates or TSP,
06:48which has approximately 100 micrometers ang diameter, ang size niya.
06:54So, mas lakot ako.
06:55We also have particulate matter 10 or PM 2.5,
06:59which has approximately 10 micrometers or 10 microns ang diameter kadao sa.
07:04So, much smaller compared sa TSP.
07:06And now, we have particulate matter 2.5 or PM 2.5,
07:11which is way smaller pag yun sa PM 10,
07:14which has an approximate diameter of 2.5 micrometers or 2.5 microns ang diameter.
07:20So, ang ginamonitor na ito ang PM 2.5 kay considering the activity sa Indonesia,
07:32magproduce maginaog, natay pagsunog, magmakaproduce ginaog air pollutants.
07:37So, ang pinaka na ito ang tendency na mo travel o layo is ka nang mas lighter ang pollutants,
07:45which is ang mas gagmay, particularly ng battery 2.5 or PM 2.5.
07:51That's why this haze is a so-called transpoundary pollutants.
07:57So, most of the monitored ng mga pollutants or particularly PM 2.5,
08:04gik mo yun ay mas gaan, mas makatravel o layo.
08:08Now, for visualization sa unsa ni kagagmay ng mga PM 2.5,
08:15now, imagine kung atong strands sa buhok,
08:20so, ang kanang pinaka-diametro sa atong buhok,
08:24so, imo nang i-divide o kaupat or kalima,
08:28that is equivalent to PM 10,
08:31ang one-fifth or one-fourth or one-fifth sa diametro sa atong buhok,
08:36that is equivalent to a PM 10 pa na siya.
08:39Now, for that PM 10 nga particle,
08:42i-divide na na ito kaupat, that is equivalent to PM 2.5.
08:47So, imagine the,
08:49di naging siya invisible naging siya sa naked eye.
08:53So, ang tendency ani, since gagmay ang particulates,
08:57mas gaaan, mas nisuspend ragin niya siya sa atong kahanginan.
09:01So, maunang tag-as o level ka ron,
09:05ang atong na-monitor ng PM 2.5,
09:08muna itongod sa trans-boundary pollutants nga gikan sa wildfires sa Indonesia.
09:17So, katong hong question kaganina ninyo ba,
09:20I just want to confirm from the expert,
09:23does rainfall also help improve the situation?
09:28Ah, yes.
09:29Okay, ang pag-uwan god is naanay natural na scrubbing effect.
09:35So, since ang atong pollutants nga ginamonitor,
09:39like particulate matter is in solid form,
09:42solid form na pollutant,
09:44once nga natay uwan,
09:46is ma-scrub or ma-scrape ragin na siya sa atong kahanginan.
09:49So, if ever man nga makasinati kita o pag-uwan ka ron,
09:53so naagyo yung gamay ang improvement.
09:54But, if ever po sa karun nga nag-continue pa man ang activity dito sa Indonesia,
10:02nag-continue pa man ang sunog,
10:04although makasinati kita o pag-uwan,
10:06once nga mabalik na sa iwan atong ma-experience,
10:12is considering the prevailing winds nga southwest Gihapon Gikan,
10:17mabalik, makasinati lang Gihapon tapag-balik,
10:21So, Murag, rain is just a temporary solution.
10:25It gets better, but once the rain stops,
10:27it will continue na sad.
10:29Yes, precisely, sir.
10:30O, yun na, pan-aid solution lang, kumbaga.
10:33Okay.
10:33Now, for people who are watching us today,
10:36what would be the things that you would suggest that they should do,
10:40especially for those who are compelled by the nature of their work to go outside?
10:46Yes, Amo, yun ang i-emphasize sa publiko,
10:50na, ato gining seryoso hon,
10:53kini nga nahita po,
10:54or nasinati na to karun nga Haze,
10:56kaya,
10:59dili lang,
11:00dili,
11:02directly siguro,
11:03na, naay-epekto ni sa ato alabi na kung
11:06wala kayo tayo nasinati,
11:08nga mga paglisod o ginhawa,
11:10I mean, wala tayo mga underlying conditions,
11:12no, so, di pa kayo ni nato directly ma-epekto.
11:15But in the long term,
11:17no,
11:17makakosk yun ni siya o shortness of breath,
11:21shortness of breath, no,
11:22and especially katupod ang naay mga respiratory illnesses na daan,
11:26no, like asthma,
11:27bronchitis,
11:29no, so,
11:30mo makatrigger yun iksamot.
11:32So, that's why,
11:33ang yung ginaawag sa publik,
11:35no,
11:36nga,
11:36sa mahimong o dili kinahanglan
11:38ang mga activities,
11:40ang outdoors,
11:41sa mahimong,
11:42magpabilin kita sa atong pagsatag sa kapanimalay,
11:45no,
11:46and
11:46we are thankful po sa upan nga mga LGUs,
11:51no,
11:52na they're already
11:54implementing
11:55suspension of classes
11:57kay para po maprotektahan ang atong kabataan
12:00na ma-expose
12:01anong tag-as nga levels sa PM 2.5.
12:06And just for calibration,
12:08I know that,
12:09as you mentioned,
12:09there is a close coordination
12:11between
12:12the Environmental Management Board 7,
12:15no,
12:16with our LGUs
12:17and our schools,
12:18but what threshold
12:19are you normally monitoring
12:21so that
12:22you can already advise
12:23the local government units,
12:25no,
12:25and the schools
12:26to suspend classes
12:27for that particular day?
12:28Kimurag,
12:29ang suspension,
12:30at least from what I've read,
12:31is September 2 to 3,
12:32no,
12:33and at least from what we reported
12:34karong 11 a.m.
12:37or 10 a.m.,
12:38the situation is not improving.
12:39So,
12:39unsang threshold
12:40is AQI
12:41or particle size
12:43ang atong gitan
12:44for us
12:45to at least be able to forecast
12:46na agoy suspended
12:47na sa dang classes
12:48rung Adlawa?
12:50So,
12:51actually,
12:51sir,
12:51we have no
12:53specific guidelines,
12:55no,
12:55na mo'y atong himoong basihan
12:57for the suspension
12:58of classes.
12:59No,
12:59but
13:00we are
13:03closely coordinating
13:04with the Office
13:05of the Civil Defense,
13:06the Department of Health,
13:08no,
13:08and local government units
13:10na
13:12we lay down
13:13the
13:14potential impacts,
13:15potential health impacts,
13:17no,
13:17and the suspension of classes
13:19is ato na nanggihata
13:21discretion na na
13:22sa mga LGUs.
13:23Mm-hmm.
13:24And then,
13:25related na po din siya
13:26ninyo,
13:26no,
13:27and you may
13:27probably have the same answer,
13:29but I just want to be sure
13:30kay Karun,
13:31if you look at the
13:31air quality index,
13:33kapasak ka,
13:33man siya,
13:34no,
13:34and as of this time,
13:35we consider this
13:36as air quality alert pa lang.
13:38At what point
13:39do you also think
13:40na this will already
13:41graduate
13:42into
13:42like an
13:45emergency,
13:45for example,
13:46for the lack of a better word,
13:47what I'm just saying is
13:47that it will graduate
13:48to just an air quality alert?
13:51Yes, sir,
13:52actually,
13:53we're already preparing,
13:55no,
13:55the worst case scenario,
13:57if ever man,
13:59Musaca na ni as
14:00an emergency category
14:02sa itong air quality index,
14:05no,
14:05so,
14:07we're already
14:08having an initial
14:10nga mga
14:10preparations
14:11and
14:14possible
14:14nga mga
14:15advisories,
14:16no,
14:16kay,
14:17if ever man,
14:18ng Musaca na
14:19nga into
14:19emergency level,
14:20so,
14:21kami na mismo,
14:22kami na mismo
14:23mangunay
14:24of advice
14:24at a non-LGUS
14:26affected by
14:26this haze,
14:27nga
14:30refrain nga
14:30from going
14:31outside
14:32para lang yun
14:33dilita,
14:34maexpose,
14:34anita
14:35as ka
14:35concentrations.
14:36And by the way,
14:37Dei Nino,
14:37before we let you go,
14:39I saw an advisory
14:40about the proper
14:42mask to wear.
14:43Can you,
14:44I know this is supposed
14:45to be a DOH thing,
14:46but probably you also
14:47have a tip for them
14:49why
14:50there's a preference
14:51of a certain mask,
14:52no,
14:52and I think from what
14:53I'm reading,
14:54it's N95
14:55or KN95 mask.
14:57Yes.
14:59Okay,
14:59so I have here,
15:00an example
15:01of a KN95 mask
15:03if makita
15:03sa camera.
15:05So,
15:06this is
15:07an advisable
15:08mask
15:09for
15:10kaning mga
15:11particulate matter
15:13na suppression.
15:14The N95
15:15and KN95
15:16kaning mga mask
15:18is designed
15:19for
15:19particulates,
15:20no,
15:21so,
15:22and karoon,
15:23ang question is
15:24ang readily available
15:25sa public
15:27is
15:27ang
15:28surgical mask
15:29or ka nang
15:30mga
15:33made,
15:34mga cloth
15:35ang upa
15:36nasa
15:37dalira
15:37mapalit.
15:38So,
15:39as per DOH
15:40nga advice,
15:41you can use
15:42that one,
15:43but provide it
15:43atong dublihon,
15:45mga mga surgical
15:46mask,
15:47okay,
15:47that is not
15:48intended for
15:49particulate
15:50suppression.
15:51So,
15:52atong
15:52nang dublihon
15:53and if ever
15:54wala
15:54gitgane,
15:55even dump
15:57nga
15:57noog,
15:59used nga
16:00clothes,
16:00atong baston,
16:02ato itapon
16:02sa atong
16:03mga ilong.
16:04So,
16:04okay na na siya
16:05nga
16:06pang
16:07pa-protecta
16:08nato
16:08sa HES.
16:09And also,
16:10for more
16:11advisories,
16:12po,
16:13the public
16:14can visit
16:15the Department
16:16of Health
16:16Region 7
16:17nga page.
16:21So,
16:26we have a question
16:28here from
16:28one of those
16:30who are watching
16:30ninyo,
16:30and I think
16:31you covered
16:31this earlier,
16:32but,
16:32you can use
16:34this also
16:35as your last
16:37message
16:37to those
16:38who are viewing.
16:39You mentioned
16:41this earlier,
16:43emergency level
16:44na ni siya ba?
16:45So,
16:45can you just,
16:46as your last
16:47word for our
16:48audience,
16:49can you assure us
16:49on how
16:51DNR,
16:52EMB is managing
16:53the situation
16:54to make sure
16:54that the public
16:55is actually
16:55informed continually?
16:58Okay,
16:58so,
16:58again,
16:59yung ginauhag
17:00ang public,
17:01ato,
17:02yun yung seryosohon
17:03kini nga
17:04sitwasyon na to
17:04karoon kay,
17:06actually,
17:06dilira kita nga
17:07region na
17:08kasi nati,
17:09based sa mga
17:10tools nga
17:11kinagamit,
17:12satellite imaging,
17:14ang directly
17:15affected yun
17:16aning HES
17:17is Visayas
17:17and Mindanao
17:18areas.
17:19So,
17:19other regions
17:20also,
17:21nagmonitor na
17:21sa,
17:22naghatag
17:22o mga
17:23advisories.
17:24Now,
17:24sa part
17:24sa EMB
17:25Central Visayas,
17:26so,
17:27giauhag yun na
17:27mo ang public
17:28na samahin mo,
17:31diligid kita
17:32mag
17:33gawas-gawas
17:34sa atong
17:34panimalay,
17:35para malikayan,
17:37yun na to
17:37ang pagka-expose
17:38sa ane,
17:39kay kanyang
17:39mga
17:39particulate matter
17:402.5
17:41or PM
17:422.5
17:42mas mo
17:44penetrate
17:44na sila
17:45sa atong
17:46system
17:46nga makakos
17:48na to
17:48paglis
17:49o ito
17:49kinahawa.
17:50So,
17:51muna,
17:51ang kanang
17:52mga
17:52recreational
17:53activities,
17:54kabalutang,
17:55mga
17:55subuanon,
17:57hilig,
17:58exercise,
17:59so,
17:59samahin mo
18:00ato lang
18:00sa ginang
18:01likayan,
18:02magjaging-jagging,
18:03mga
18:04outdoor events
18:06or outdoor sports,
18:07no,
18:07uso kayong
18:08pickleball
18:09ganoon,
18:09tulad sa ginang
18:11likayan,
18:11kahit pa
18:11o,
18:12kahit pa
18:12o ta
18:13na health
18:13conscious
18:14ang mga
18:14subuanon,
18:16but,
18:16kanyang,
18:16this is a
18:17serious
18:17health
18:20issue,
18:21kanyang
18:22atong
18:22haze,
18:22so,
18:23mas maayo
18:23na mag-stay
18:24kita sa atong
18:25taksa-taksa
18:26sa panimalay,
18:27no,
18:27and always
18:28stay hydrated,
18:29no,
18:30kaya naiubansat,
18:31naka-experience
18:32nga tungod
18:32sa dugay
18:34nga pagka-expose
18:35nila sa
18:35gawas,
18:36ka-expose
18:36silang
18:37tag-as na
18:37concentration
18:38sa PM2.5
18:39is
18:39mga tol
18:40o magkarat
18:41ng ilang
18:42mga tutumlan,
18:43no,
18:43so,
18:44mo sad na
18:44mo atong
18:45gina-advise,
18:45and also,
18:46we are
18:47closely
18:48monitoring
18:48and coordinating
18:50with the
18:51respective
18:52or concerned
18:53government
18:54agencies
18:54and local
18:55government
18:55units
18:56para ma-provide
18:57an ugsakto
18:58mga impormasyon
18:59kung sa na
18:59ang buhaton
19:00sa labi
19:01na sa
19:01taksa-tagsaga
19:02mga
19:02FGUs,
19:03no,
19:03so,
19:03ginauhagsad
19:04na mo
19:04ang public
19:05na
19:06mabisita
19:07or
19:08tanawon
19:09ang among
19:09Facebook page
19:10kay
19:10if ever
19:12manganik
19:12na
19:14mahitabo
19:15Musaka
19:15na tayo
19:16to emergency
19:16category
19:17sa itong
19:18air quality
19:19index
19:20na mas
19:20frequent
19:21may
19:21muhatag
19:22o air
19:23quality
19:23status
19:24update
19:25o sa mga
19:26precautionary
19:28measures
19:28o mga
19:29angaya
19:30na ito
19:30para
19:31malikaya
19:32na ito
19:33ma-expose
19:34kita
19:34aning
19:35haze.
19:36So,
19:37thank you
19:37very much
19:38for making
19:39time
19:39so that
19:40the public
19:40would be
19:41better
19:41educated
19:42and prepared
19:42for the
19:43current
19:44challenge
19:44that we
19:45are having
19:45in terms
19:46of
19:46the air
19:47quality.
19:49Thank you
19:50so that
19:53is
19:54engineer
19:54Nino
19:55Kalupig
19:55he is
19:56the air
19:56quality
19:57specialist
19:57of the
19:58EDENR
19:59Environmental
20:00Management
20:01Bureau 7
20:01so as
20:02what he
20:02actually
20:03stated
20:03this is
20:04not yet
20:05an
20:05emergency
20:06level
20:06pero
20:07we need
20:07to take
20:08this
20:08seriously
20:08and
20:09he also
20:09emphasized
20:10that
20:10aside
20:10from
20:11the
20:11measures
20:11like
20:12wearing
20:12of
20:13mask
20:13or
20:15he also
20:17said
20:17that we
20:17will
20:17continue
20:18to
20:18visit
20:19the
20:19pages
20:19of
20:20DNR
20:20and
20:20also
20:21DOH
20:21so that
20:22we
20:22would
20:22be
20:22updated
20:23as
20:23the
20:24advisories
20:24will
20:25continue
20:25to
20:26be
20:27relayed
20:27to
20:28the
20:28general
20:28public
20:29so that
20:29we
20:29are
20:29able
20:30to
20:30manage
20:31the
20:31situation
20:31also
20:32in
20:32our
20:33own
20:33households
20:33and
20:35within
20:35ourselves
20:35so that
20:36we
20:36can
20:36manage
20:37this
20:37also
20:37effectively
20:38moving
20:38forward
20:38so
20:39while
20:40the
20:40haze
20:41has
20:41pushed
20:41many
20:42schools
20:42to
20:43suspend
20:43in-person
20:44classes
20:44and I
20:45think
20:45the latest
20:46release
20:46is
20:47September
20:472
20:47to
20:483
20:48and
20:49as
20:50updated
20:50by
20:51DNR
20:54EMB7
20:55as
20:56of
20:5610
20:57AM
20:57more
20:57worse
20:58than
20:58situation
20:59as
21:00far
21:00as
21:00the
21:00air
21:00quality
21:01level
21:01so
21:01itong
21:01advice
21:02and
21:03itong
21:04students
21:04to
21:06continue
21:07to
21:07monitor
21:08whether
21:09classes
21:09will
21:09still be
21:10suspended
21:10tomorrow
21:11and
21:12in
21:12the
21:12succeeding
21:12days
21:13and
21:14so
21:14because
21:14of
21:15that
21:15we
21:15are
21:15moving
21:16towards
21:16the
21:16next
21:16piece
21:17and
21:17that
21:17is
21:17the
21:18shift
21:18to
21:18online
21:18learning
21:19because
21:20another
21:20challenge
21:21is
21:22also
21:22present
21:23when
21:23students
21:25transition
21:26from
21:27in-person
21:28classes
21:28to
21:29online
21:29learning
21:30and
21:30we
21:30are
21:30talking
21:31about
21:31the
21:31rotational
21:32brownouts
21:33so
21:34now
21:34given
21:35these
21:35two
21:35put
21:36together
21:36we
21:37have
21:37to
21:37ask
21:37this
21:37question
21:38when
21:39emergencies
21:39force
21:40education
21:40online
21:41are
21:42our
21:42students
21:42truly
21:43equipped
21:43to
21:44continue
21:44learning
21:45so
21:46what
21:46happens
21:47when
21:47the
21:47classroom
21:47is
21:48closed
21:48because
21:49of
21:49the
21:49haze
21:50and
21:50the
21:50alternative
21:51which
21:51is
21:52online
21:52learning
21:52is
21:53disrupted
21:54by
21:54rotational
21:55brownouts
21:56so
21:56let's
21:56hear it
21:57from
21:57our
21:58students
21:58as
21:58well
21:59so
21:59we
22:00our
22:02intern
22:03here
22:04she
22:04was
22:05able
22:06to
22:06gather
22:07feedback
22:07also
22:08coming
22:08from
22:08students
22:09in
22:10Cebu
22:10City
22:10so
22:11let's
22:11I'll
22:12also
22:12read
22:12through
22:13them
22:13how
22:15the
22:15challenge
22:16of
22:16the
22:16haze
22:17and
22:17at
22:18the
22:18same
22:18time
22:18the
22:18rotational
22:19brownouts
22:19are
22:20putting
22:21pressure
22:21on
22:22our
22:22students
22:23who
22:23are
22:23also
22:24trying
22:24to
22:24do
22:24their
22:25best
22:25to
22:25learn
22:25online
22:26so
22:26can
22:26we
22:26first
22:26show
22:27the
22:27first
22:27one
22:28so
22:28we
22:29have
22:29here
22:29from
22:30Larissa
22:30she's
22:31from
22:31Cebu
22:32Normal
22:32University
22:33and
22:34then
22:34rotational
22:37brownouts
22:37interrupt
22:38my
22:39online
22:39classes
22:40and
22:41there
22:41have
22:41definitely
22:42been
22:42times
22:42when
22:43I was
22:43upset
22:43and
22:44frustrated
22:44because
22:45it was
22:45difficult
22:46to properly
22:46listen
22:47to what
22:47our
22:47professor
22:48is
22:48discussing
22:49and
22:49that
22:50can
22:50lead
22:50me
22:50to
22:51missing
22:51out
22:51on
22:51recitations
22:52and
22:53other
22:53activities
22:55actually
22:56when
22:56when
22:56when
22:57EFA
22:57also
22:57told
22:58me
22:58about
22:58the
22:58situation
22:59I have
23:02to admit
23:02and I
23:02should
23:02have
23:03done
23:03it
23:03as a
23:03responsible
23:04adult
23:04but
23:05it was
23:06actually
23:07through
23:07her
23:19and
23:19heavy
23:20rains
23:20and
23:20now
23:20haze
23:21for
23:22the
23:22health
23:23and
23:23well-being
23:23of our
23:24students
23:24we are
23:25suspending
23:25classes
23:26or we are
23:26moving
23:27the
23:27classes
23:27from
23:27in-person
23:28to
23:31online
23:32classes
23:32but
23:33with
23:34rotational
23:34brown
23:34out
23:35because
23:35these
23:35students
23:36are
23:36distributed
23:37in
23:38different
23:38parts
23:38of
23:38Cebu
23:39so
23:39at
23:43a given
23:44time
23:44possibly
23:45like
23:45this
23:46feedback
23:46is
23:46the
23:49portion
23:49nila
23:50burn
23:50out
23:50or
23:51if
23:52not
23:52when
23:52back to
23:52the
23:52maestra
23:53burn
23:54out
23:54so
23:55it's
23:55posing
23:56still
23:56a
23:57challenge
23:57on
23:57learning
23:58and
23:58the
23:58reason
23:58why
23:59this
23:59is
23:59important
24:00to
24:01us
24:01because
24:02if
24:02we
24:02can
24:02see
24:03and
24:04we
24:05already
24:05know
24:05this
24:05but
24:06I'd
24:06like
24:06also
24:06to
24:06highlight
24:07the
24:07urgency
24:08of
24:08learning
24:09and
24:10again
24:10this
24:10is
24:11not
24:11because
24:11dilita
24:12in
24:12favor
24:12na
24:12imove
24:13ang
24:13classes
24:13online
24:14but
24:15this
24:15also
24:15further
24:16underscores
24:17that
24:17we
24:17need
24:17to
24:17solve
24:18also
24:18the
24:19problems
24:20that
24:20are
24:20brought
24:20about
24:21by
24:21rotational
24:21brown
24:22outs
24:22because
24:22if
24:23I
24:23am
24:23to
24:23go
24:24back
24:24to
24:24the
24:24stats
24:24that
24:25we've
24:25been
24:25talking
24:25about
24:26about
24:26functional
24:27literacy
24:27if
24:32is
24:33only
24:3367.6
24:34so
24:36that
24:36means
24:3624.6
24:39percentage
24:39points
24:40sa
24:42struggle
24:43with
24:43reading
24:44writing
24:45and
24:46comprehension
24:46and
24:47if
24:47we
24:47nail
24:47that
24:48further
24:48down
24:49to
24:49Cebu
24:50province
24:51the
24:52situation
24:52is
24:53even
24:53worse
24:54compared
24:54to
24:54overall
24:55central
24:55Visayas
24:56because
24:56in
24:57Cebu
24:57province
24:58our
24:58functional
24:58literacy
24:59is
24:59at
24:5963.1
25:01percent
25:01so
25:01that
25:01means
25:02very
25:03close
25:03to
25:0340
25:04percent
25:04of
25:05us
25:06actually
25:06struggle
25:07with
25:07reading
25:08writing
25:09and
25:09comprehension
25:10so
25:10as
25:10what
25:10is
25:10highlighted
25:11by
25:11Larissa
25:12if
25:13our
25:13learners
25:14are also
25:14missing
25:15out
25:15in
25:15their
25:15classes
25:16so
25:16there's
25:17a
25:17possibility
25:18a
25:18very
25:18high
25:18possibility
25:19for
25:19the
25:20situation
25:20to
25:21further
25:21worsen
25:21so
25:22another
25:22student
25:23also
25:23here
25:24who
25:25also
25:25has
25:25a
25:25comment
25:26with
25:27her
25:28own
25:28experience
25:29with
25:29rotational
25:30brownouts
25:30so
25:31we still
25:31have
25:31one
25:33so
25:33this
25:34one
25:34is
25:34from
25:34Trina
25:35and
25:35she's
25:36also
25:36from
25:36the
25:36Cebu
25:37Normal
25:37University
25:38and
25:38then
25:39she
25:39said
25:40that
25:40rotational
25:40brownouts
25:41are
25:41simply
25:42a
25:42band-aid
25:43solution
25:43to
25:43the
25:44main
25:44problem
25:44what
25:46what we
25:46need
25:46are
25:46sustainable
25:47energy
25:47sources
25:48that
25:48are
25:48not
25:49monopolized
25:50by
25:50a
25:50single
25:50company
25:51and
25:52just
25:53to
25:53echo
25:53what
25:54Trina
25:55actually
25:55said
25:55in
25:56this
25:57type
25:57of
25:58challenge
25:59that
25:59we
25:59are
26:00in
26:01right
26:01now
26:01so
26:02we
26:02have
26:03generation
26:05before
26:06it
26:06reaches
26:07the
26:07consumer
26:07we
26:08have
26:08generation
26:09and
26:10then
26:10there's
26:10transmission
26:11and
26:12then
26:12there's
26:12already
26:13the
26:13distribution
26:13or
26:14retail
26:14so
26:15the
26:16role
26:17in
26:17VECO
26:18and
26:18it's
26:19VECO
26:19actually
26:19who is
26:20closest
26:20to us
26:21as
26:23consumers
26:24but
26:24what we
26:25also
26:25need
26:25to
26:25realize
26:26there are
26:28other
26:28factors
26:28also
26:29that
26:29are
26:29happening
26:29even
26:30before
26:31VECO
26:32so
26:32if
26:32we
26:32liken
26:32VECO
26:33as
26:33a
26:34retail
26:34store
26:35like
26:36a mall
26:36or
26:37a department
26:37store
26:38for
26:38example
26:38but
26:42we
26:43do
26:43not
26:43realize
26:44it's
26:45not
26:45necessarily
26:46the mall
26:47is
26:47the issue
26:48possibly
26:48that
26:49there's
26:50a problem
26:50in
26:51the
26:51jacket
26:51that's
26:52why
26:53there's
26:53stuck
26:53in
26:54the jacket
26:54or
26:54there's
26:55that
26:56there's
26:56available
26:57clothing
26:57that's
26:59why
26:59the jacket
27:01but
27:01again
27:01this is
27:03a good
27:03reminder
27:04for us
27:04the more
27:05we need
27:06to have
27:06diversified
27:07energy
27:08sources
27:09so
27:10that
27:10we
27:10would
27:11be able
27:11to
27:12have
27:12to
27:13tap
27:13to
27:13many
27:14solutions
27:14that
27:15are
27:15possible
27:15so
27:15if
27:16we
27:16recall
27:16also
27:17our
27:17conversation
27:18with
27:18Mark
27:20Indica
27:20the
27:20president
27:22of
27:24VECO
27:25the
27:26highlight
27:27is
27:28our
27:32sources
27:33are
27:33already
27:34challenged
27:34so
27:34if it's
27:35going to
27:35kill
27:35to
27:36generation
27:37it already
27:38translates
27:38to
27:39shortage
27:39of
27:39power
27:40supply
27:40so
27:40I will
27:41go for
27:41three
27:42suggestion
27:43also
27:43which
27:43is
27:44we need
27:44to have
27:45more
27:45diversified
27:46and
27:47greater
27:47number
27:48also
27:48of
27:49energy
27:49sources
27:50to
27:50prevent
27:51this
27:51situation
27:52on
27:52so
27:52we
27:53still
27:53have
27:53three
27:54more
27:54I
27:54think
27:55so
27:55can
27:56we
27:56show
27:56the
27:56third
27:57one
28:00so
28:01this
28:01time
28:01from
28:02Micah
28:02still
28:03from
28:03Cebu
28:03Normal
28:04University
28:04she
28:05also
28:06said
28:06that
28:06these
28:07rotational
28:07brownouts
28:08must
28:09be given
28:09immediate
28:10and effective
28:11solutions
28:12by the
28:12authorities
28:13to avoid
28:14unnecessary
28:16disturbances
28:17and inconvenience
28:18and
28:18before
28:19I
28:19forget
28:20aside
28:20from
28:21functional
28:21literacy
28:22we
28:23also
28:23have
28:23to
28:24realize
28:24sophisticated
28:25technology
28:26I'm
28:28referring
28:28to
28:28artificial
28:29intelligence
28:30so
28:30that
28:31means
28:31that
28:31the
28:32quality
28:32of
28:33learning
28:33needs
28:33to be
28:34elevated
28:34so
28:35that
28:35we
28:36will
28:36truly
28:36raise
28:38a
28:39younger
28:39generation
28:40who
28:41are
28:41able
28:41to
28:41work
28:42with
28:42a
28:43tool
28:43as
28:44sophisticated
28:44as
28:44artificial
28:45intelligence
28:46so
28:46yes
28:46I
28:47would
28:47have
28:47to
28:47go
28:47for
28:47Mika
28:48that
28:48we
28:48need
28:48to
28:49do
28:49something
28:50to
28:50avoid
28:51these
28:51disturbances
28:52and
28:52inconvenience
28:53and
28:53then
28:53our
28:54next
28:54student
28:54this
28:55time
29:00so
29:01we
29:01have
29:01from
29:02Julian
29:02still
29:03from
29:03Cebu
29:04Normal
29:05University
29:05and
29:06she
29:06said
29:06that
29:06in
29:07cases
29:07where
29:07both
29:08are
29:08simply
29:09not
29:09available
29:10so
29:10she's
29:11referring
29:11actually
29:12to
29:12money
29:12which
29:14she
29:14also
29:14needs
29:15to
29:15buy
29:15load
29:15but
29:16in
29:16cases
29:16where
29:17both
29:17are simply
29:17not
29:18available
29:18I
29:19just
29:19wait
29:19for
29:20electricity
29:20to
29:21return
29:21it
29:22also
29:22means
29:23missing
29:23out
29:24on
29:24learning
29:24and
29:25even
29:25the
29:25opportunity
29:26to
29:26absorb
29:26and
29:27understand
29:28lessons
29:28actually
29:29actually
29:29I
29:29touch
29:30feedback
29:31because
29:32what
29:33Julian
29:33is
29:34highlighting
29:34is
29:35for
29:36them
29:36to
29:36cope
29:37for
29:37students
29:38like
29:38Julian
29:38to
29:39cope
29:39they need
29:40to go
29:40out
29:41and
29:41they need
29:42to
29:42buy
29:42load
29:43but
29:43not
29:44everybody
29:44has
29:45the
29:45financial
29:46capability
29:47to
29:47go
29:48out
29:48and
29:48buy
29:48load
29:49so
29:49the
29:50more
29:50this
29:50situation
29:51needs
29:52to
29:52be
29:52look
29:52more
29:53closely
29:53especially
29:53if
29:54again
29:54we are
29:55moving
29:56classes
29:57online
29:58because
29:58experience
30:00and the
30:00students
30:01are not
30:02the same
30:03all across
30:04maybe
30:04for
30:05students
30:06who
30:06afford
30:06or
30:08they belong
30:09to
30:09families
30:10who can
30:11very well
30:12provide
30:13for them
30:13it's
30:15a
30:15transition
30:16it's
30:17not
30:17in
30:17the
30:17auto
30:18but
30:19for
30:21students
30:21like
30:22Julian
30:22that's
30:22not
30:23necessarily
30:23the
30:23situation
30:24they
30:24have
30:25to
30:25buy
30:25load
30:25for
30:26them
30:26to
30:27be
30:27able
30:27to
30:27continue
30:28with
30:29their
30:29classes
30:29I think
30:30we're
30:30down
30:31to
30:31just
30:31last
30:31two
30:32comments
30:32from
30:33our
30:33students
30:33this
30:34time
30:34is
30:34from
30:35Seoul
30:35also
30:36from
30:36Cebu
30:37Normal
30:38University
30:38he said
30:39that
30:39I may
30:39be able
30:40to
30:40overcome
30:41this
30:41challenge
30:41through
30:42finding
30:42better
30:43solutions
30:43such
30:44as
30:44having
30:44to
30:45prepare
30:45power
30:46bank
30:46for
30:47tablets
30:47and
30:48phone
30:48very
30:49resourceful
30:49see
30:50Seoul
30:50but
30:51when
30:51it
30:51gets
30:52low
30:52battery
30:53during
30:53brown
30:53outs
30:54so
30:54I
30:54will
30:54not
30:54be
30:55able
30:55to
30:55leave
30:55the
30:56class
30:56and
30:57even
30:57that
30:58is
30:59not
31:00the
31:00solution
31:01and
31:02I
31:02will
31:02have
31:02to
31:03and
31:03this
31:04is
31:04a
31:04good
31:04feedback
31:05because
31:05from
31:06what
31:06I
31:06learned
31:06rotational
31:07brown
31:08out
31:08is
31:08only
31:09one
31:10hour
31:10for
31:11each
31:11solution
31:12for
31:12each
31:13location
31:14but
31:14maybe
31:15so
31:15this
31:16is
31:16also
31:16worth
31:16looking
31:17at
31:17rotational
31:18brown
31:19out
31:19plus
31:20the
31:22day
31:22to
31:22day
31:22challenges
31:23also
31:23that
31:24our
31:24experience
31:25with respect
31:26to
31:26our
31:27electricity
31:28so
31:29in some
31:30locations
31:30last morning
31:31experience
31:31ni
31:31soul
31:32nabisan
31:32nag-save
31:34nag-inja
31:34o
31:34kanang
31:36power
31:36through
31:37the
31:37utilization
31:38of
31:38kanang
31:39power
31:39banks
31:40but
31:41still
31:41it's
31:42not
31:42enough
31:42especially
31:43if
31:43the
31:43brown
31:44out
31:44is
31:44prolonged
31:45and
31:46I
31:46think
31:46we
31:46have
31:47one
31:47more
31:49yes
31:50and
31:50this
31:50time
31:50is
31:50from
31:51Princess
31:51Cebu
31:52Normal
31:52University
31:53she
31:53said
31:53that
31:54it's
31:54unfortunate
31:54very
31:55difficult
31:56to
31:56overcome
31:57lack
31:57of
31:57electricity
31:58I
31:59have
31:59classes
31:59around
32:007pm
32:01ending
32:019pm
32:02and
32:02that's
32:03also
32:03the
32:03time
32:03where
32:04my
32:04electricity
32:05gets
32:05shortened
32:06it's
32:06not
32:06safe
32:07to
32:07roam
32:07outside
32:08looking
32:08for
32:09signal
32:09just
32:10to
32:10attend
32:10classes
32:11my
32:11understanding
32:12when learning
32:12during
32:13these
32:13brownout
32:13sessions
32:14have
32:14been
32:14slowly
32:14declining
32:15and
32:16my
32:16attendance
32:17have
32:17gone
32:17inconsistent
32:18so
32:18aside
32:18from
32:19not
32:22all
32:22of our
32:23students
32:23actually
32:23have
32:24the
32:24financial
32:24means
32:25this
32:25is
32:25added
32:26expense
32:26for
32:27them
32:27aside
32:27from
32:27paying
32:28their
32:28tuition
32:28so
32:29they
32:29need
32:29to
32:29go
32:29out
32:30or
32:32etc
32:32and
32:33then
32:34this is
32:35another
32:35layer
32:35because
32:36if
32:37one
32:37isa
32:38instead
32:38of
32:39classes
32:43online
32:44to keep
32:44our
32:45students
32:45safe
32:46they
32:46can't
32:46have
32:48either
32:49signal
32:50or
32:51just
32:52for
32:52them
32:53to
32:53continue
32:53with
32:53their
32:53online
32:54classes
32:54do
32:54do
32:54still
32:55have
32:55one
32:55more
32:55or
32:56this
32:56is
32:56already
32:57the
32:57last
32:57or
32:57this
32:58is
32:58already
32:58the
32:59last
32:59so
33:01we're
33:02very
33:04it's
33:05good
33:05also
33:06for
33:06us
33:06to
33:06hear
33:07feedback
33:07from
33:08our
33:09students
33:10on
33:11the
33:11ground
33:11so
33:11these
33:12are
33:12feedback
33:12coming
33:13from
33:13all
33:14college
33:15students
33:15but
33:16if
33:16I
33:16am
33:17to
33:17also
33:18take
33:19a look
33:19at
33:19the
33:19situation
33:20especially
33:20primary
33:22and
33:23secondary
33:24students
33:26we have
33:27to
33:27remember
33:28not
33:29all
33:30of
33:30the
33:30parents
33:30also
33:31can
33:31supervise
33:32their
33:32children
33:32when
33:33they
33:33transition
33:34to
33:34online
33:35learning
33:35so
33:36if
33:37it's
33:37problem
33:38in
33:39brown
33:39out
33:39there's
33:40a
33:40bigger
33:40chance
33:41learning
33:41will
33:42continue
33:42to
33:43be
33:43compromised
33:44and
33:45at
33:45this
33:45time
33:45when
33:46our
33:46functional
33:47literacy
33:47is
33:48challenged
33:48our
33:49reading
33:50comprehension
33:51and
33:52even
33:52mathematics
33:53and
33:53science
33:54they're
33:54also
33:55challenged
33:55there are
33:56so many
33:56statistics
33:57that
33:57support
33:57that
33:58so
33:58the
33:59more
34:00we need
34:00to
34:01take
34:02action
34:02the
34:07more
34:07we take
34:08action
34:08to prevent
34:09flooding
34:11during
34:11heavy rains
34:12so that
34:12classes
34:13can still
34:14continue
34:14and at
34:15the
34:15same
34:15time
34:16the
34:16more
34:17we
34:17see
34:17the
34:18relationship
34:18in
34:19rotational
34:20brown
34:20out
34:20or
34:21transition
34:22to
34:23online
34:23classes
34:24if
34:25combine
34:25the challenge
34:26to
34:27haze
34:27the
34:28solution
34:28is
34:29to
34:29stay
34:30to
34:30students
34:30to
34:31other
34:31panimalay
34:32but
34:32if
34:33they don't
34:33have
34:33their
34:33current
34:34either
34:35learning
34:36is
34:36interrupted
34:36or
34:37they still
34:38have
34:38to
34:38go
34:38out
34:39so
34:39the
34:39purpose
34:40of
34:40online
34:41learning
34:42so
34:42this
34:42is
34:43a
34:43good
34:43reminder
34:43for
34:44everyday
34:45leaders
34:45and
34:46everyday
34:46adults
34:47and that
34:47includes
34:48me
34:48to
34:48take
34:49better
34:49action
34:49on
34:50these
34:50problems
34:51so
34:52from
34:53the
34:53haze
34:53affecting
34:54our
34:54skies
34:55to
34:56classes
34:56moving
34:57online
34:58to
34:58rotational
34:59brownouts
34:59disrupting
35:00that
35:01very
35:01access
35:01to
35:02online
35:02learning
35:03our
35:03students
35:04are
35:04facing
35:04challenges
35:05that
35:05go
35:06far
35:06beyond
35:07the
35:07classroom
35:08young
35:09Filipinos
35:09and
35:09Cebuanos
35:10need
35:10quality
35:11learning
35:11and
35:12quality
35:13air
35:13but
35:14let's
35:14not
35:14forget
35:15that
35:15they
35:15also
35:16need
35:16uninterrupted
35:17opportunities
35:18so
35:19we
35:19need
35:19to
35:19prepare
35:20them
35:20for
35:20a
35:20future
35:21that
35:22is
35:22moving
35:22faster
35:23than
35:24ever
35:24so
35:24I'm
35:24DJ
35:25Moises
35:25shout
35:26out
35:26to
35:26coffee
35:27first
35:27for
35:27supporting
35:28conversations
35:29that
35:29matter
35:30this
35:30is
35:30beyond
35:31the
35:31headlines
35:31let's
35:32continue
35:32to
35:32look
35:33deeper
35:33and
35:34think
35:34better
35:35have
35:35a
35:35good
35:35afternoon
35:41it
35:42starts
35:42with
35:43a
35:43fresh
35:43shot
35:43of
35:44espresso
35:45bold
35:46rich
35:47bold
35:48just
35:49right
35:51then
35:52comes
35:52the
35:52milk
35:53steamed
35:53smooth
35:54creamy
35:55and
35:55balanced
35:56the
35:57perfect
35:57latte
35:57is
35:58not
35:58brushed
35:59it
36:00is
36:00crafted
36:00one
36:01cup
36:02at
36:02a
36:02time
36:02your
36:03perfect
36:04latte
36:04is
36:04ready
36:05coffee
36:06first
36:07then
36:08everything
36:09else
36:37you
36:38you
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