Integrated Conference of Better Air Quality 2014 and Intergovernmental 8th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum in Asia

Session Topic: Partnerships in Building Capacity Towards Better Air Quality and Co-Benefits in Smaller Cities

MOVING BEYOND TRAINING FOR CITY,

Ms. Wilhelmina O. Lagunilla Environmental Management Bureau Department of Environmental & Natural Resources Cordillera Administrative Region Integrated Conference of Better Air Quality 2014 and Intergovernmental 8th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum in Asia

Baguio City: Land Area: 57 square kilometers of hilly land about 1,524 meters high in the southwestern portion of the Cordillera Central Mountain Range in the Northern Philippines

Location: 240 km north of Manila

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Baguio City Overview • Ours is a tiny mountain resort town with a big reputation. • Baguio is gifted with a variety of cultural, historical and scenic attractions that make it an important and interesting destination • Loved by local and foreign tourists, whole families on vacation, honeymoon couples and large convention groups. • Boasting great natural beauty, chilly weather, a tourist-friendly people and extraordinary vistas, the City of Pines is the culmination of your search for the idyllic escape from the tropical heat of the Philippine lowlands. • Highly urbanized city with a population of 320,000 approximately however it was built for about 25,000 residents thus making it more congested for a small land area

4 Integrated Conference of Better Air Quality 2014 and Intergovernmental 8th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum in Asia Ambient Air Quality at Lower , Baguio City-Central Business District (1997- 2005) 450.000 24 Hours TSP 400.000 Std.=230 ug/Ncm 350.000

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150.000 TSP (ug/ Ncm) (ug/ TSP 1997 100.000 1998 1999 50.000 2000 2001 2002 0.000 2003 2004 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 2005 Annual TSP Standard Geometric mean = 90 ug/Ncm Integrated Conference of Better Air Quality 2014 and Intergovernmental 8th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum in Asia

Baguio City’s Air Pollution Trends PM-10 Annual Geometric Mean (µg/Nm3) Annual Geometric Mean 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 85 71 83 96 70 72 96

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0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Annual Geometric Mean Annual NAAQGV (60 ug/Ncm) Integrated Conference of Better Air Quality 2014 and Intergovernmental 8th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum in Asia

PARTICULATE MONITORING STATION, , BAGUIO CITY (May 13, 2014 to Nov. 11, 2014

60 PM 10 Annual Guideline 50 value= 60 ug/ncm

40 PM 2.5 Annual 30 Guideline value= 35 ug/ncm 20 PM 10 10 PM 2.5 0 May June July August September October November Integrated Conference of Better Air Quality 2014 and Intergovernmental 8th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum in Asia

Baguio City Air Pollution Trends

 Misquoted by the media as the most polluted city in the Philippines in terms of PM 2.5  Increasing demand for transportation

•More than 44,000 registered motor vehicles in the city

•75% of total registered vehicles are for hire

•More than 10000 jeepneys, all of which are diesel fed

•More than 5000 taxis

Integrated Conference of Better Air Quality 2014 and Intergovernmental 8th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum in Asia

The Solution: AIR POLLUTION, AIR QUALITY: BETTER INFORMATION FOR BETTER AWARENESS ACTION RAISING WORKSHOP FOR THE BLISTT AIRSHED (Train for Clean Air )

Integrated Conference of Better Air Quality 2014 and Intergovernmental 8th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum in Asia

Actions: • Gave the media a better understanding on Air Quality Status Reporting • Operationalize the Baguio City, La Trinidad, , Sablan, Tuba & (BLISTT) Airshed or the Metro Baguio • The passage of the Clean Air Ordinance for Baguio City • Assisted the municipalities of Metro Baguio City on the crafting of their Clean Air Ordinance and their Air Quality Control Action Plan • Establishment of additional air sampling stations within Metro Baguio to have real time air quality status of the Metro Baguio • Involved the media and media practitioners under the Technical Working Group (TWG) on Capacity Building of the Metro Baguio Airshed The Next Step

• Conduct Emission Inventory for Metro Baguio Area • Establish a Speakers’ Pool for the Metro Baguio Airshed • Public disclosure on real time air pollution index • Capacity Building program/Trainer’s pool Integrated Conference of Better Air Quality 2014 and Intergovernmental 8th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum in Asia

Thank you!