The cold morning and heavy overcast cloudy skies makes pollution worse in Metro Manila as the above and following photographs show. In an observation made by professors, there is perceived disconnect between what people say about green innovation and what we do.
We want green and clean environment but do we do:
l. Our vehicles spew nitrous oxide and black soot; (diesel smoke has been classified by WHO as carcinogenic)
2. We smoke;
3. Our factories (just like a well known glass factory) spew pollutants into the air.
4. Urban settlers without any remorse, dump garbage into floodway and Pasig river.
5. The public enforcer for waste disposal and environment might be sleeping on the job.
In the next 5 to 10 years, we pay with our lives and our ill health for this negligence (pagwawalang bahala) You do not need a Filosofo Tasyo for this. Pollution is the leading cause of COPD and other respiratory diseases, and hormonal imbalance which causes cancer. Pollution is a xenoestrogen
The serenity (or beauty) of these early morning pictures belie the great danger that hang in the air. The other side of the lake (Alabang and Laguna) are invisible due to heavy haze
