Metro air unhealthy as Navotas landfill fire blazes

by Aric John Sy Cua - Allen Limos

Apr 19, 2026 12:17 am

RESIDENTS in seven Metro Manila cities are breathing unhealthy air as a result of the ongoing blaze at the Navotas sanitary landfill, which started April 10, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) warned on Saturday.

According to the department’s 5 p.m monitoring on Saturday, Caloocan, Malabon, and parts of Quezon City (Ateneo area and Commonwealth Avenue) were classified as “Very Unhealthy,” while San Juan City and Navotas were deemed “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.”

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