Dizon, Team Inspect Smoldering Landfill

Dizon, team inspect smoldering landfill

(UPDATE) PUBLIC Works Secretary Vince Dizon returned to the Navotas Sanitary Landfill on Tuesday, leading a high-level inspection team amid rising concerns over toxic emissions and persistent underground fires at the dumpsite.Dizon was joined by Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuyo Endo, Environment Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna, Navotas City Mayor John Rey Tiangco, and a team of technical experts from Japan’s disaster response units, sign…

Navotas landfill fire containment efforts Intensify with DENR, partners

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), together with other concerned agencies, said that they will be ramping up efforts to contain the still-ongoing fire at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill.

DENR studying legal options vs Navotas landfill operator

Amid ongoing concerns over the Navotas landfill fire, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Tuesday, April 28, said it is studying...

DENR orders landfills to submit fire contingency, emergency plans

Citing growing environmental risks driven by extreme heat and disasters, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has tightened regulations on sanitary landfills following a nationwide audit of waste disposal facilities.

DENR works on legal action, ramps up Navotas landfill fire response

By Marita Moaje LEGAL ACTION. Smoke billows from the Navotas Sanitary Landfill in this photo posted on Sunday (April 26, 2026). Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna on Monday (April 27) said the agency is now working with the Office of the Solicitor General in pursuing legal action while intensifying efforts to contain the fire. (Photo grabbed from Navotas Mayor John Rey Tiangco’s Facebook page) MANILA – The…

Dizon, Japan Disaster Relief Team examine Navotas Landfill amid 18-day fire

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon surveyed the burning Navotas Sanitary Landfill in Navotas City on Tuesday to coordinate