BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City government backed the proposed House Bill No. 9603 or the Smoke-Free and Vape-Free Environment Bill filed by Albay first district Rep. Krisel Lagman, calling it a significant step towards strengthening public health protection nationwide. Mayor Benjamin Magalong said...
BAGUIO CITY – A total of 41 establishments, including a funeral parlor, have been recommended by the Smoke-Free Baguio Task Force for closure due to repeated violations of the city 's Smoke-Free Ordinance, particularly City Ordinance No. 34, Series of 2017. According to Mayor Benjamin...
Public health advocates and lawmakers renewed calls for the immediate passage of the proposed Smoke-Free and Vape-Free Environment Bill amid concerns over increasing tobacco and vape use among Filipino youth. The appeal was made during a gathering in Quezon City in line with World No Tobacco Day...
A 52-year-old man died from smoke inhalation while helping extinguish a fire that gutted his brother’s house in Barangay Pasong Putik, Quezon City, early Wednesday, May 13. He was rushed to a hospital by the Barangay Health Emergency Response Team (BHERT) but was declared dead on arrival due to...
The current air quality in Metro Manila is “not good” due to the continuous smoke coming from the Navotas Sanitary Landfill, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna said on Monday, April 27. Drone footage from the Obando Municipal Disaster Risk...
Containment operations at the Navotas sanitary landfill are gaining pace as the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) intensifies on-site technical guidance, streamlining field execution and heavy equipment use to strengthen fire control and reduce hazardous smoke. On Monday, April 27,...
Metro Manila 's air quality has improved as emissions from the Navotas City landfill fire ease amid ongoing containment and suppression efforts, with Bulacan seeing similar gains. The Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-EMB) reported...
Air quality in Metro Manila has yet to return to pre-fire levels nearly two weeks after the blaze at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill, with satellite monitoring showing nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) levels still higher than those recorded before the fire as of Thursday, April 23, the Philippine Space...
Environmental and health groups on Monday, April 20, called for an expanded investigation into air quality ahead of Earth Day 2026, observed every April 22, warning that toxic smoke from the Navotas landfill fire continues to worsen and pose a threat to public health. The 40-hectare Navotas...
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...
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...
