Emission testing technology boosts DENR services.

DENR Secretary Heherson T. Alvarez disclosed that after a year running the “Computerized Permitting and Administration System (CPAS)”, the DENR boosted the performances of services “by leaps and bounds”.

Since July last year, it has issued 606 operating permits, identified 924 stationary sources of air pollutants, and conducted stack sampling tests on 53 industry firms throughout Regions III, IV and the National Capital Region.

“Technology finds meaning in society only when we use it to benefit the average citizen. with this computerized system, we hope to bridge the digital divide between state-of-the-art technology and the actual need of Filipinos for quick, relevant and responsive delivery of public services,” he said.

CPAS is a support system that quickly responds to the monitoring of air pollution from the industrial sector. It was assisted by the ADB-funded Metro Manila Air Quality Improvement Sector Development Program (MMAQISDP) to streamline its oversight facilities.

According to Alvarez, an effective monitoring system such as the CPAS is integral to the accomplishment of the program’s objectives, serving as an active and reliable feedback mechanism. CPAS aims to improve tracking of compliance reports and monotoring the status of licenses and permits issued by DENRs Regional Offices.

CPAS speeds up the process from the issuance of an Authority to Construct (A/C) to the referral of pollution cases to the Pollution Adudication Board (PAB). The system is operated by the regional offices of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) which aims to fasttrack the implementation of the air quality monitoring system in urban and industrial areas all over the country.

Taken from Hangin.org [http://hangin.org/archive/0011/DENR.htm]

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