Air Quality in Dumaguete

There is definitely no educational program in Dumaguete/Bacong (or probably the Philipines) regarding the health issues of poor air quality. The citizens will burn almost anything anytime. Mostly it seems like the older residents who burn leaves in the late afternoon.
Can you blame them for their lack of air quality concerns when there is little education on the subject and they are more concerned about trying to figure out what they can eat for their next meal, then you expect them to understand breathing smoky air will kill them too?
Expats can afford to focus on other issues because usually we're not hungry. Just trying to put it all in perspective. I would like to see a little education in the schools and on the negative issues of bad air.... driving at night with no lights... urinating anywhere... etc... but this is the Philippines...so.......

 

My internal air quality device is the phlegm in my throat. When I walk in an area of poor air quality I find myself having to hawk and spit disgusting phlegm. When the air quality is good I have no such problem.

My diagnosis is that the air quality in the downtown area, including the boulevard, is bad enough that I have phlegm after a couple hours walking around. I do not get it very much in the areas just a few kilometers from the downtown core.

Your mileage will vary.

 

You must be some walker! why should someone want to walk in Dunaguete for, hours on??

 

I like lengthy walks also, it counteracts sitting at the computer so much. In Quezon City a 1-1/2 hour walk would leave my clothes filty. I could not believe all of the dirt that came out in the wash.

 

Not sure I can give a definitive answer except to say that, for me and my gal, the good feelings outweigh the bad most days. And we see quite a few people who walk/jog more than we do. I envy them but my gal can't keep up when I jog or do my 4 hour walks.

 

No fair, she's only 4 foot tall and your legs are five feet long! Carry her on your shoulders and you won't have to walk so far.



Larry

 

We walk in the predawn hours to escape the worst of the heat, the Boulevard is now too crowded to avoid collisions with some local enthusiasts. Freedom park has a smaller group of regulars despite the workers daily burning smelly trash. This morning someone had apparently started firing all the trash containers in the park to lighten their work, but before we could complain a supervisor hurriedly came running with buckets of water to extinguish the flames.

To whomever complained first, hats off!

 

Time to change the Cooking Oil!

Apart from the dust during this Hot spell, the Air here in Junob, is quite clean and can be refreshing, we have a lot of trees and get the breeze down most days, from Valencia. However, I have a neighbour ( Right Next door who has a small business, cooking and bagging Beef Chicharrones. Now most days it can be quite an appetizing Smell BUT when, it is time to change the Cooking Oil [and this is not, that often of late] the smell, can be Horrific.

I have mentioned it to him but as usual, on these things, I get the Shrug the shoulders attitude.

Before anyone tells me helpfully, what I can/ should do ( Bin there and tried that) The Captains Sari Sari is a big Customer.


JP

 

I do the same. All the locals think I'm crazy.

"Where's your motor?"

Why? I'm in the Philippines. I'm not in a hurry! And Dumaguete is so small.

The walk helps me think. I don't have an issue with air. But I walk early in the morning to get out before the heat.