Manileños are urged to limit outdoor exposure and wear face masks as “very unhealthy” air quality was recorded in parts of Manila on Saturday, April 18, largely due to smoke from the Navotas landfill fire. Based on the 12 noon air quality update under the Asia Blue Skies Project, three...
Parts of Metro Manila recorded “very unhealthy” to “acutely unhealthy” air quality levels following the fire at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill, which continues to emit smoke, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said. On Saturday, April 18, state-run television network...
Sleeping on a bed while in the air was once a dream limited solely to business-class flyers, but one airline is making it more accessible to economy flyers. Air New Zealand recently unveiled the Economy Skynest sleeping pods made for their new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flights. Customers can soon...
Metro Manila residents must wear face masks outdoors as air quality across the capital deteriorated to hazardous levels, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Tuesday, April 14. In an advisory, the OCD–National Capital Region said monitoring stations recorded pollutants reaching “unhealthy”...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Tuesday, April 14, explained why air quality readings in Navotas remained at “good” to “fair” levels despite lingering smoke from a recent landfill fire. To recall, the Navotas City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office...
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...
Air quality levels turned “very unhealthy” in Quezon City (Manila Observatory) and “unhealthy” in Quezon City (Commonwealth Avenue), Navotas City, and Malabon City following a recent fire at a landfill in Navotas, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said. This was...
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....
Filipinos will soon be able to fly directly from Manila to Chicago after the United States (US) government approved flag carrier Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) request to operate the new transpacific service. In a notice of action dated April 9, seen by Manila Bulletin, the US Department of...
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...
Thick smoke from the ongoing fire at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill spread across parts of Metro Manila on Saturday, April 11, as the blaze continued to emit smoke and affected air quality in several areas. The fire, which broke out around 8 p.m. on April 10, continued to send smoke across multiple...
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will soon mount direct flights to Chicago after Delta Air Lines Inc., the lone opposition to its proposed service, withdrew its appeal before the United States (US) government. Delta said in an April 3 regulatory filing, seen by Manila Bulletin, that it is...
