The Navotas City government has extended relief assistance to around 3,000 families in Obando, Bulacan affected by smoke from the Navotas Sanitary Landfill Facility (NSFL) fire. Navotas Mayor John Rey Tiangco said the city government provided 3,000 sacks of rice for families in four barangays in...
Prime Infrastructure has deployed two firefighting tugboats to help contain the blaze at the Navotas sanitary landfill, as local authorities continue efforts to extinguish a deep-seated fire that broke out on April 10. In a press briefing on Wednesday, April 15, Navotas City Mayor John Rey Tiangco...
Navotas City recorded a “good” air quality level on Monday, April 13, even as white smoke continued to rise from the closed Navotas Sanitary Landfill Facility due to persistent underground smoldering despite the absence of visible flames. The Navotas City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
The situation at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill remains dangerous as accessibility issues continue to hound the suppression operations, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) stated on Monday, April 13. In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon press briefing on Monday, April 13, BFP spokesperson Supt. Anthony...
The Navotas City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) will begin soil-cover operations on Monday, April 13, to block oxygen and suppress the underground fire at the closed Navotas Sanitary Landfill Facility. The blaze remains contained but continues to smolder beneath the surface....
The Manila City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department is advising residents to wear face masks when going outside as a precautionary measure while air quality in the capital continues to be closely monitored. Based on the Air Quality Index (AQI) readings under the city’s Hinga...
The Navotas City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (Navotas City DRRMO) clarified on Saturday, April 11, that the old Navotas Sanitary Landfill (NSLF), which caught fire on Friday night, April 10, and is now under control , is not owned by the local government. It said that the NSLF...
A fire broke out at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill in Barangay Tanza, Navotas City on Friday night, Apr. 10, and remains ongoing as of this writing. The Navotas City Fire Station said the blaze started at around 7:59 p.m. and has yet to be contained. Authorities said the landfill, located on an...
Authorities have widened their investigation into a suspected illegal fuel trading operation uncovered at the Navotas Fish Port Complex , where nine individuals were arrested, and a large volume of diesel was seized. The operation, conducted on Tuesday, April 8, by the Philippine National Police...
It all started with a raw information from a tipster and ended with the police confiscating 65,000 liters of diesel allegedly being sold illegally—and take note, with free delivery package deal. The confiscation of the petroleum product worth around P9.7 million, along with a tanker and a cargo...
The Navotas City Police have filed charges of frustrated murder and violation of the Anti-Child Abuse Law against a suspect who allegedly attacked a five-year-old boy. The suspect, a 20-year-old man, was identified and arrested through CCTV footage and witness accounts, police said. The incident...
The Caloocan and Navotas city governments have announced road closures and service adjustments to ensure an orderly and safe observance of Holy Week. In Caloocan, several roads will be temporarily closed to give way to activities at the San Roque Cathedral Parish. For the Good Friday procession on...
