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Making Clean Air a Right: The Launch of Breathe Metro Manila
This groundbreaking initiative, launched through a collaborative effort between Ateneo de Manila University's Business Insights Laboratory for Development (BUILD), the Ateneo Center for Research and Innovation (ACRI), the Manila Observatory, and technology partner Clarity, represents a new frontier in public health advocacy: making air quality visible, understandable, and actionable for every Filipino. The project made its public debut on August 6, 2025 at a media briefing and roundtable titled "The Urgent Case for Clean Air: Why Real-Time Data Could Save Lives." The event brought together leading scientists, health professionals, and innovators to address a sobering reality—air pollution has quietly become one of the Philippines' most pressing public health emergencies.
By Patricia Burigsay
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Environmental Health
ASMPH launches groundbreaking 2.5-year study with UCSF, CUNY, and RITM on the impact of extreme weather events on HIV care in the Philippines
The Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health Center for Research and Innovation (ACRI), through its Environmental Health and Global Health Security Flagship Program, has partnered with the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), the City University of New York (CUNY), and the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) to investigate how extreme weather events influence HIV care outcomes in the Philippines.
By Marianne Bongcac
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Environmental Health
Policy Brief: Strengthening Regulation of PFAS in Food Packaging Perspectives from the Philippines
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl- substances (PFAS), a group of chemicals widely linked to a variety of health conditions, including cancer, immunotoxicity, cardiorespiratory diseases, endocrine toxicity, reproductive issues, and neurodevelopmental complications, has been found to be commonly used in food paper packaging products. Women, children, and factory workers are at higher risk to these negative health impacts due to inherent age and sex-related vulnerabilities and increased exposure. This scoping review investigates the existing policies and regulations for PFAS use in food paper packaging in the Philippines, as well as the gaps and challenges in mitigating risk exposure in vulnerable populations.
By Sary Valenzuela, Michelle Alexandra Edillon, Ysobel Beatriz Luna, Martin Sebastian Tan, Geminn Louis Apostol
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Environmental Health
Philippines launches National Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance 2024-2028
The Inter-Agency Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance (ICAMR) has launched the Philippine National Action Plan (PNAP) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) 2024-2028 during the Philippine Antimicrobial Awareness Week Summit. Developed with the technical assistance of the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health Center for Research & Innovation (ACRI) and supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO), and World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), this initiative is funded by the European Union.
By Marianne Bongcac