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DENR Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna says water quality near the Navotas Sanitary Landfill remains a concern despite improving air quality conditions following last month’s landfill fire incident, during an inspection on Monday, May 11.

On Sunday, President Marcos said the fire at the Navotas landfill has been extinguished, exactly a month after the blaze started. (via Jel Santos | MB)

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/05/11/air-quality-improves-but-water-quality-near-navotas-landfill-not-good-denr-chief

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00:00Second question, how's the water quality around the landfill?
00:04Well, the sampling results were not good, which is why they were issued a notice of violation in terms of
00:13the Clean Water Act.
00:17Secretary, can you expound not good? What does it mean?
00:20Well, mataas ng readings of certain parameters.
00:25So, the operator, I was told, submitted a position paper after the notice of violation, which is being evaluated now.
00:35Secretary, do you have a marine life? Have you checked if it's affected by the leakers from the landfill?
00:43Well, I'll have to check on that.
00:44But, if it's not good for the water quality, consequently, it's not good for the marine life.
00:51So, have you coordinated with before?
00:53Yes, the regional office of EMB has been coordinating with BFAR.
00:58What's the initial...?
00:59I don't have the report of BFAR with us.
01:01Check me a question.
01:02You, I don't.
01:03I will answer your question.
01:07Please, see, let me understand.
01:07If here's a question.
01:12You can?
01:13You can hear it.
01:13I am sorry, but it's not good for the D-I-S-Z.
01:13What is this?
01:14No, I am sorry.
01:14I am sorry.
01:14I am sorry.
01:15You
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