Browsing by Author "Penus, Allen V."

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    Maternal smoking and child morbidity in the Philippines
    (2017-01) Penus, Allen V.; Capuno, Joseph J.
    Despite several studies on the dangers of smoking, many people largely underestimate the adverse effects of smoking, particularly, passive smoking on young children whose exposure to tobacco smoke is involuntary. To provide evidence of adverse effects of passive smoking on children’s health, we estimate the impact of maternal tobacco smoking on the incidence of (a) acute respiratory infection, and (b) diarrheal disease among children below 5 years old in the Philippines. We employ propensity score matching method on a subsample of children culled from the 2013 National Demographic Health Survey. We find that the incidence of acute respiratory infection symptoms increases by 3.3 percentage points in children whose mothers smoke. Likewise, the incidence of diarrhea is higher by 5.3 percentage points in children who are exposed to secondhand smoke from mothers. The results of this study may provide supplemental information significant to efforts of the government relative to tobacco control, such as the information dissemination campaigns in relation to the adverse effects of smoking, Sin Tax Law, and the Graphic Health Warnings Law.
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    The feasibility of tradable discharge permit system for water pollution in the Philippines
    (2008-10) Dagli, Suzette B.; Penus, Allen V.; Alburo, Florian
    This paper assesses the feasibility of tradable discharge permit system in the Philippines based on the case of Laguna Lake Development Authority which has pioneered the use of market-based instrument called the Environment User Fee System, a non tradable permit system, to address water pollution in Laguna de Bay Region which serves as a waste sink for Metro Manila and provinces of Laguna, Rizal, Batangas, Cavite and Quezon. The assessment of the feasibility of tradable permits is extended to Regions 3, 6 and 12. Tradable and non tradable permits systems are compared using cost-benefit analysis and it is shown that tradable permit is less costly and more beneficial than non tradable permit. The feasibility of tradable permit is assessed relative to technical, institutional, economic and social pre-conditions. Based on these pre-conditions the Laguna Lake Development Authority Environment User Fee System should graduate into a tradable permit system if sustainability and environment protection are to be achieved in the foreseeable future. In Regions 3, 6, and 12, given the current state of water bodies, the Environment Management Bureau responsible for water management in these regions should consider the adoption of the tradable permit system but only upon the satisfaction of some pre-conditions to ensure the success of the system.