Tedday2223
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The haze observed in Metro Manila on Monday was most likely due to local pollutants rather than vog, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said on Tuesday. “Hindi umabot sa Metro Manila 'yung vog na galing sa Taal (The vog from Taal Volcano did not reach Metro Manila),” PHIVOLCS Director Teresito Bacolcol told GMA Integrated News’ Unang Balita in an interview. According to Bacolcol, the local pollutants in the National Capital Region stayed at the lower levels of the air because of the weak winds in the past three days. “The haze that we observed yesterday is most likely due to local pollutants rather than vog. Katulad po ng nangyari sa Batangas, hindi rin po makaangat 'yung pollutants dahil mabagal po 'yung hangin causing these pollutants to remain at the lower levels and created the haze we saw yesterday,” he said. (The haze that we observed yesterday is most likely due to local pollutants rather than vog. Just like what happened in Batangas, the pollutants could not rise because the wind was slow, causing these pollutants to remain at the lower levels and created the haze we saw yesterday.) After the rain on Monday, the vog or volcanic smog was only observed in Taal Volcano's caldera, Bacolcol said. According to DENR - EMB, “the current air pollution levels may be primarily attributed to emissions from heavy vehicular traffic, especially during rush hour and the effect of thermal Inversion which traps air pollutants in the surface level.” “Haziness on the other hand, may be attributed to the VOG from the plume of Taal volcano,” it added.
. Crazy how traffic and weather can mess with our air quality like that, right? 
