Amihan Initiative

Smarter Iloilo City through Sensor-based Air Quality Monitoring

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Why

Outside of Metro Manila, Iloilo City is one of the fastest growing highly urbanized city. It is our goal to see economic growth partner with growth in quality of life and in adoption of data-driven policies and decisions, especially in areas of environmental management and emergency response.

Low-cost air-quality sensors present an exciting opportunity to greatly enhance a community's responsiveness and resilience to climate change adaptation and disaster risk management by providing timely, fairly accurate data to inform policies affecting the lives of its citizens. We believe that by leveraging the cost-effectiveness and rapid development of these air-quality sensors coupled with the right infrastructure to collect, transmit, share and analyze the data from these sensors, Iloilo City can set the trend for smarter, responsive cities in Western Visayas, the Philippines and the world.
"Data! data! data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay." — Sir Arthur Conan Dolye, The Adventure of the Copper Beeches, A Sherlock Holmes Short Story

Core Features

Cost-Effective Sensors

Mobile-friendly and widescreen optimized design layout.

Simple, Responsive API

Lightweight architecture featuring clean, pure HTML and CSS structure.

Intuitive Dashboards

Zero unnecessary dependencies ensures rapid asset delivery and painting.

Who We Are

Engr. Victor John Magtulis

Engr. Victor John Magtulis

Team leader

Engr. Magtulis is the founder of UrbanAir-Link. He is a CitiObs Fellow 2026 and OpenAQ Ambassador 2024-2025.

Engr. Rogey Miedes

Engr. Rogey Miedes

Technical Lead

Engr. Miedes is the co-founder of UrbanAir-Link. He developed the backend for the data collection and API for Amihan Initiative.

Engr. Fritzie Jane Salido

Engr. Fritzie Jane Salido

Chief Administrator

Engr. Salido is an active Environmental Consultant for various projects in the Philippines.

Dr. Rowena Calasara

Dr. Rowena Calasara

Adviser

Dr. Calasara is the Dean of College of Engineering and Architecture at Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT-U).

Dr. Colleen Marciel Rosales

Dr. Colleen Marciel Rosales

External Adviser

Dr. Rosales is the OpenAQ Strategic Partnerships Director.

Our Partners