Do the Filipino people really want to make a change to the polluted smog from the jeepney’s
The Filipino public jeepney, translated into the Filipino language as dyip, has done much good to the Philippine community. The jeepney had originally came from World War ll but transformed as a public use jeepny for the Filipino people. The main problem jeepney’s have cause to the Filipino are its exhaust pipes. Most jeepney drivers throughout the Philippines do not take care of their jeepny’s smog device. The unclean polluted smog that comes out of the jeepney’s muffler cause many damages on the human body.
How much does the jeepney’s smog impact the Filipino people? Do the Filipino people really want to make a change to the polluted smog from the jeepney’s for a safer and healthier type of smog? Is there a simple and expensive technique to change the mufflers on all jeepney’s to stop the polluted smog? Will it really change the environment of the Philippines? Would the jeepney drivers be willing to change their mufflers to make the air cleaner and well again?
Is there a way or a new technique for jeepney drivers to change their mufflers to make the air of the Philippines clean and fresh? In a car, there is something to cover over the muffler to clean the smog coming out of it and it’s called a catalyst. That helps purify the smog a little bit before coming out of the muffler. But, many jeepney drivers do not attach this to their exhaust mufflers or fix it when broken. What are the reasons of jeepney driver’s not fixing the problems? Is there a good technique to help jeepney drivers to clean the air by placing a catalyst onto their exhaust pipes?
The preliminary purpose of this environmental project will be to research the effects of jeepney’s smog on the human body and trying to fix the problem by lessening the smog from jeepney’s mufflers. The research of this environmental project with be through firsthand observations and interviews with jeepney drivers with the assistance of my Ate (helper). All of these types of researches will help with the problem of the jeepney smog in the atmosphere.
It is anticipated that fixing the smog in the air from the jeepney’s might help yield healthier lives for the Filipinos and a clearer understanding of the problems jeepneys are causing throughout the environment.
Jeepney drivers are the leading victims of air pollution in the Philippines in 2002, a recent World Bank report showed. Years later it is still the case with many reports saying the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) is highest among jeepney drivers, affecting 32.5 percent of them.
Citing the study of the University of the Philippines’ College of Public Health, the World Bank said that commuters had the lowest prevalence for COPD at 14.8 percent.
The World Bank noted that jeepney drivers are highly at risk of acquiring pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) with 17.5 percent of them affected last year. Commuters come in second at nine percent.
Even bus drivers, in their air-conditioned buses, cannot escape the effects of air pollution. They ranked no. 2 among those affected by COPD at 16.4 percent.
Doctors say that COPD, such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis, can be aggravated by air pollution. Those with COPD are also more susceptible to PTB, which is caused by an airborne bacteria.
Victims of COPD suffer from chronic cough with phlegm, wheezing, and shortness of breath. They also sustain irreversible damage to the lungs. PTB sufferers’ lungs also develop permanent scars.
Because of the study, Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza has ordered the enforcers of the government’s anti-smoke belching campaign to intensify their operations.
“Being the group most exposed to vehicular emissions or air pollution … jeepney drivers are the no. 1 victims of air pollution. We hope to improve the quality of air through the vigorous implementation of the Clean Air Act,” Mendoza said.
At least 22 million Filipinos are suffering or exposed to various stages of TB. This means that one out of four Filipinos are exposed to the disease.
“Every year, 270,000 Filipinos contract the disease. This is about 740 people a day. About 68 Filipinos die daily of PTB,” Mendoza said.
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