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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...

Satellite monitoring of nitrogen dioxide levels showed that the impact of the Navotas Sanitary Landfill fire that broke out on April 10, 2026, extended to Bataan, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) said. PhilSA said the fire, which started around 8 p.m. on April 10, was tracked through satellite...

Lapses in the closure and rehabilitation of the Navotas Sanitary Landfill have been blamed for the underground fire that continues to smolder at the site, where authorities on Tuesday, April 14, intensified sand burial operations to contain the incident. Navotas City Mayor John Rey Tiangco said...

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...