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Navotas sanitary landfill under tighter watch for health hazards

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has tightened its monitoring of the Navotas sanitary landfill amid complaints regarding its emission of unsanitary steam...

Navotas landfill fire extinguished; DENR tightens oversight

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday announced that the fire at the Navotas sanitary landfill has been fully extinguished, as the Department of Environment...

Landfill Fire Visit

Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna, right, visits an evacuation site in Obando to check on displaced families and order...

Navotas landfill smoke triggers alarm over serious health risks

VARIOUS environment groups on Wednesday pushed for accountability over the Navotas landfill fire that continues to burn, emitting hazardous smoke that poses serious health risks...

Metro Manilans urged to wear masks amid poor air quality

The Office of Civil Defense – National Capital Region (OCD-NCR) on Tuesday advised residents across Metro Manila to wear face masks outdoors as air...

Smoldering

Thick smoke from the burning sanitary landfill in Navotas is seen from the Mega Dike in Barangay Dampalit, Malabon City.

Exposure to pollution levels

YEAR after year, health experts have warned that air pollution in Metro Manila, a global megacity, has worsened from an environmental problem to a...

Crucial public health crisis

YET again, Metro Manilans, some 13 million of the country’s population of 117 million, wake up and told that air pollution in the rising...

Toxic homes a lasting legacy of LA’s terrifying firestorm

ALTADENA, California – The fires that tore through Los Angeles nine months ago didn’t destroy Karen Girard’s home. But the smoke left her walls,...

Wildfires producing ‘witches’ brew’ — UN

GENEVA, Switzerland – Wildfires are releasing a “witches’ brew” of pollutants that can end up wrecking air quality a continent away from the blaze,...

DENR reports improving air quality in Metro Manila

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau has reported a general improvement in the National Capital Region’s air quality in 2024. In a...

Air quality in Manila becomes ‘unhealthy’ on New Year’s Day—research

Manila's air quality reached an "unhealthy" level on New Year's Day, research data showed. Swiss research firm IQAir said the air quality index in Manila was...

Air monitoring

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Environmental Management Bureau National Capital Region teams up with SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SMPHI) to establish a...

Makati LGU monitored Taal vog emissions via air quality sensors

The Makati city government has effectively utilized air quality sensors in the barangays to provide timely and accurate pollution advisories during recent vog emissions...
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