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...
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...
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...
Senator Loren Legarda has sponsored a bill seeking to strengthen Republic Act No. 10931, or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, through reforms aimed at promoting equity, accountability, and sustained support for the country’s poorest students. “We are a nation that tells...
On paper, the Philippines has never invested more in higher education: college tuition is free in state universities, enrollment has surged, and thousands of academic programs promise opportunity. But behind this expansion lies a quieter reality—the very agency tasked with ensuring quality is...
To improve curriculum implementation, reduce teacher workload, and protect instructional time, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, February 13, officially announced its proposal to shift to a trimester system under a holistic school calendar reform for the next school year. In a...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Tuesday, Jan. 20, said that the Philippines’ tourism performance in 2025 was driven by a quality-focused approach that generated broader economic benefits beyond visitor numbers. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco highlighted that the gains reflected a...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced it has launched an internal review and pledged full cooperation with investigators following a Commission on Audit (COA) report flagging P20 billion in unliquidated and delayed education subsidy grants under the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES)...
Most Filipino adults said their quality of life remained the same over the past year, based on the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Sept. 24 to 30. The poll, which surveyed 1,800 adult Filipinos nationwide, showed 38 percent reporting no change in their quality of life, 32...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara on Tuesday, October 28, emphasized the need for long-term and systemic reforms in the country’s education sector as the agency appeared before the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) during a public hearing held at the...
