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By Philip C. Tubeza
Philippine Daily Inquirer

A Department of Health (DOH) study has confirmed the findings of an Inquirer special report last year that warned against the health risks posed by improperly converted taxis that use auto-liquefied petroleum gas (ALPG).

Eduardo Janairo, DOH National Capital Region director, said the study conducted with the University of the Philippines-National Poison Management and Control Center (UP-NPMCC) showed that the improper conversion of taxis could expose cabdrivers and passengers to ALPG.

Janairo said the Center of Health-NCR conducted the rapid health assessment study because of the rising number of complaints of “dizziness, headache, light-headedness and dryness of throat among taxi drivers whose vehicles were LPG-converted.”

Janairo said overexposure to ALPG could lead to “unconsciousness and even death.”