As part of its commitment of promoting environmental protection, particularly addressing air pollution, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) has launched the new and improved Permit to Operate (PTO) Air Pollution Source Equipment and Installation Version 2.0, as part of its Online Permitting and Monitoring Systems on August 18, 2021. The continue reading : EMB LAUNCHES NEW AND IMPROVED OPMS PTO VERSION 2.0
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) adopts the Procedural Manual on Data Handling Protocols for Criteria Air Pollutants, as mandated by EMB Memorandum Circular No 2021-07, issued on May 03, 2021. According to EMB Director Engr. William P. Cuñado, the manual will provide the necessary guidance in evaluating the concentration of criteria air pollutants measured from continue reading : EMB Adopts Procedural Manual on Data Handling Protocols for Criteria Air Pollutants
The Environmental Management Bureau will be adopting a Manual for Siting and Design of Air Quality Monitoring Stations in the Philippines, as mandated by EMB Memorandum Circular No 2021-06, issued on May 03, 2021. The Manual aims to guide the EMB’s regional offices in selecting the appropriate site(s) for their respective Air Quality Monitoring Stations continue reading : EMB Adopts Manual for Siting and Design of Air Quality Monitoring Stations
In compliance with RA 8749 or the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999, as well as Section 2 of DENR Administrative Order (DAO) 2000-81 or the Review of Air Quality Guideline Values, the Environmental Management Bureau-Department of Environment and Natural Resources (EMB-DENR), together with its created Technical Working Group (TWG)z reviewed the Particulate Matter 2.5 continue reading : DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON ESTABLISHING BREAKPOINTS FOR PM 2.5 AIR QUALITY INDEX REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY DENR
To support the capacity building for EMB Regional Offices (EMB ROs), the DENR Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) has successfully held the Seminar – Workshop on Emission Inventory (Stationary, Mobile, Area) and Air Dispersion Modelling for Region IX Personnel through Microsoft Teams Virtual platform last December 14-15, 2020. The workshop was hosted by EMB Central Office-Air continue reading : CONDUCT OF SEMINAR-WORKSHOP ON EMISSION INVENTORY (STATIONARY, MOBILE, AREA) AND AIR DISPERSION MODELLING FOR EMB PERSONNEL
As part of the continuous implementation of the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 (Republic Act 8749), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources- Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) through its Air Quality Management Section (AQMS), conducted a Webinar-Training on Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS) on September 4, 2020. The Webinar-Training was spearheaded by EMB Director continue reading : DENR-EMB CONDUCTS WEBINAR-TRAINING ON CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR LUZON CLUSTER REGIONAL OFFICES
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), facilitated the online consultation on 05 June 2020 on the development of National Air Quality Status Report. The consultation served as a venue for the government agencies to incorporate their accomplishments and challenges in the implementation of the Philippine Clean Air continue reading : Consultation on the Development of National Air Quality Status Report 2016-2018
As part of the support to ‘social distancing’ measures and response to counter measure the spread of COVID-19, EMB seeks for immediate implementation of the online transactions for EMB Regional Offices specifically for applications for Permit to Operate Air Pollution Source Installation/Equipment. For the implementation of the EMB MC 2020-17 also known as “Guidelines for continue reading : DENR-EMB CONDUCTED TWO-DAY VIDEO CONFERENCE PRESENTATION OF NEW FEATURES AND FINAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PRE-LAUNCH OF PERMIT TO OPERATE (PTO) THROUGH THE ONLINE PERMITTING AND MONITORING SYSTEM (OPMS) FOR EMB REGIONAL OFFICES
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), facilitated the National Air Quality Management Training Workshop for Policy Updates and Online Permitting and Monitoring System (OPMS) on 02-06 March 2020. The workshop aims to assess and improve the OPMS functionality prior to its implementation. The EMB Region 3 – continue reading : National Air Quality Management Training Workshop for Policy Updates and Online Permitting and Monitoring System (OPMS)
The Environmental Management Bureau – Central Office (EMB-CO) conducted the Training Workshop on the Conduct of the Stack Emission Testing of Air Pollution Source Installation (APSI) (Cluster 1) at the Axiaa Hotel Manila, 135 West Ave., Quezon City last December 2 to 6, 2019. The event was headed by the Sampling Assessment Team (SAT) composed of technical continue reading : Training Workshop on the Conduct of the Stack Emission Testing of Air Pollution Source Installation (APSI) (Cluster 1)
