Metro Manila air quality improves as PM10 levels drop 17.4%
Analy Labor · Aug 18, 2025, 6:46 PM
A view of the Metro Manila skyline from Quezon City on Monday, August 18, 2025. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) reported that Metro Manila’s air quality has significantly improved in 2024, showing a 17.4 percent decrease in Particulate Matter 10 (PM10) levels. Following the implementation of Euro 4 fuel and emission standards in 2016, the average PM10 concentration in the capital region dropped from 46 micrograms per normal cubic meter (µg/ncm) in 2016 to 38 µg/ncm in 2024. — Photo by Analy Labor for DAILY TRIBUNEA view of the Metro Manila skyline from Quezon City on Monday, August 18, 2025. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) reported that Metro Manila’s air quality has significantly improved in 2024, showing a 17.4 percent decrease in Particulate Matter 10 (PM10) levels. Following the implementation of Euro 4 fuel and emission standards in 2016, the average PM10 concentration in the capital region dropped from 46 micrograms per normal cubic meter (µg/ncm) in 2016 to 38 µg/ncm in 2024. — Photo by Analy Labor for DAILY TRIBUNEA view of the Metro Manila skyline from Quezon City on Monday, August 18, 2025. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) reported that Metro Manila’s air quality has significantly improved in 2024, showing a 17.4 percent decrease in Particulate Matter 10 (PM10) levels. Following the implementation of Euro 4 fuel and emission standards in 2016, the average PM10 concentration in the capital region dropped from 46 micrograms per normal cubic meter (µg/ncm) in 2016 to 38 µg/ncm in 2024. — Photo by Analy Labor for DAILY TRIBUNEA view of the Metro Manila skyline from Quezon City on Monday, August 18, 2025. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) reported that Metro Manila’s air quality has significantly improved in 2024, showing a 17.4 percent decrease in Particulate Matter 10 (PM10) levels. Following the implementation of Euro 4 fuel and emission standards in 2016, the average PM10 concentration in the capital region dropped from 46 micrograms per normal cubic meter (µg/ncm) in 2016 to 38 µg/ncm in 2024. — Photo by Analy Labor for DAILY TRIBUNEA view of the Metro Manila skyline from Quezon City on Monday, August 18, 2025. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) reported that Metro Manila’s air quality has significantly improved in 2024, showing a 17.4 percent decrease in Particulate Matter 10 (PM10) levels. Following the implementation of Euro 4 fuel and emission standards in 2016, the average PM10 concentration in the capital region dropped from 46 micrograms per normal cubic meter (µg/ncm) in 2016 to 38 µg/ncm in 2024. — Photo by Analy Labor for DAILY TRIBUNE