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Air quality in Malabon, Pasay and Valenzuela remains “unhealthy to sensitive groups” after the fire at the Navotas sanitary landfill reignited on Sunday.

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Air quality in Metro Cebu and parts of Central Visayas has significantly improved, with monitoring stations in Cebu recording safer levels as of Sunday morning, April 26, 2026, according to the Environmental Management Bureau in Central Visayas (EMB-7).

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The air quality in Metro Cebu has significantly improved following days of elevated pollution levels and haze conditions as of yesterday, April 22, 2026.

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Air quality checks are underway after the Navotas landfill fire.

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Air quality in Malabon, Pasay and Valenzuela remains “unhealthy to sensitive groups” after the fire at the Navotas sanitary landfill reignited on Sunday.

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Air quality in Metro Cebu and parts of Central Visayas has significantly improved, with monitoring stations in Cebu recording safer levels as of Sunday morning, April 26, 2026, according to the Environmental Management Bureau in Central Visayas (EMB-7).

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The air quality in Metro Cebu has significantly improved following days of elevated pollution levels and haze conditions as of yesterday, April 22, 2026.

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Air quality checks are underway after the Navotas landfill fire.

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