The Philippines is bracing itself for a long-haul battle against the haze, and expects smoke from Indonesia’s forest and land fires to cause economic disruptions and respiratory illnesses in half of its territories for several months.
President Benigno Aquino’s spokesman Herminio Coloma yesterday told reporters that the environment, science, health and transport ministries, as well as local disaster councils, were already preparing for “the possible long-term effects of… haze”. Details