For those Interested but the last Paragraph did make me smile as we in Dumaguete are not supposed to wear Masks Haze affecting Negros Oriental not alarming - CNN Philippines Jack
This smacks of bola to me. It beggars belief that slash burning millions of hectares of land releasing smoke plumes over half the Pacific can not be hazardous to health - and no-one in the Phils wants to hold anyone in Indonesia culpable either. This is an environmental disaster make no bones about it. My inner tree hugger is livid. Singapore Haze Leads To Legal Action Against Indonesian Firms That Could Result In Massive Fines
As mentioned before whilst fishing in dauin before the sun comes up look back toward dumaguete only to see a orange/brown haze rising over the city as the sun comes up! Stinking trikes/buses and trucks who pay off the lto to pass the emissions test with their un serviced badly maintained junk. Also ride your Motorcycle in the city and when you get back wipe your leg below the knee with a white rag or below your nose and tale a look! Shocking. Now amihan has kicked in (North easterlies) it should blow the haze out to sea with a bit of luck,it's not been nearly as bad here in Duma as Cebu.
