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air pollution

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on air pollution.

  2. THE Philippine Air Force confirmed that two SF-260 aircraft figured in an incident during a training flight at Fernando Air Base in Lipa City, Batangas, at around 3:50 p.m. on Friday.

    4 PAF pilots killed after mid-air collision

    Four Philippine Air Force pilots were killed after two SF-260 training aircraft collided midair at Fernando Air Base in Lipa City, Batangas. The aircraft…

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  4. Poor air quality

    Poor air quality

    The call for clean air is not merely an environmental plea. It is a demand for a life enriched with hope.

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  5. New Delhi bans construction

    New Delhi bans construction

    ‘Early implementation of these stringent measures would help prevent the city’s air from reaching hazardous levels during winter.’

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  6. FROM crowded streets to quiet monuments, Delhi reveals itself in contrasts — chaotic, colorful and alive at every turn.

    First impressions, harsh realities

    Daily Tribune’s Raffy Ayeng shares his first experience in New Delhi, from cultural surprises and bustling streets to severe air pollution and India’s growing…

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  7. TRANSPORTATION Secretary Giovanni Lopez

    CAAP builds air traffic talent pool

    CAAP is expanding air traffic controller training, with 935 Filipino officers employed and new simulators helping prepare personnel for growing aviation demand.

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  8. DOLE Secretary Francis Tolentino

    DOLE issues guidelines on poor air quality

    Learn how DOLE’s new guidelines protect outdoor and indoor employees against hazardous air pollution, including mandatory PPE and work suspension protocols.

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  9. TOURISTS visit the Talisay City Liberation Park in Cebu, which commemorates the historic 1945 landing of Allied forces. On Saturday, the Environmental Management Bureau in Central Visayas recorded an ‘acutely unhealthy’ air quality in Metro Cebu, attributing the haze to smoke originating from Kalimantan, Indonesia.

    Metro Cebu air turns ‘acutely unhealthy’

    Metro Cebu recorded an Air Quality Index of 238 on Saturday, classified as “Acutely Unhealthy,” as haze from Kalimantan, Indonesia, continued to affect the…

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  11. Cebu faces fluctuating air quality

    Cebu faces fluctuating air quality

    Metro Cebu’s air quality remains volatile as shifting winds transport fine particulate matter from Indonesian forest fires, with pollution reaching very…

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  12. THE Iloilo Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office Operations Center continues to monitor haze conditions through aerial drone observations, air quality updates, and coordination with concerned agencies to keep the public informed and safe.

    Haze blankets 10 Iloilo towns

    The PDRRMO urged motorists and commuters to exercise caution, particularly in areas where reduced visibility could pose risks on the roads.

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  13. The final batch of seven Polish-made S-70i Black Hawk helicopters is formally turned over to the Philippine Air Force at Villamor Air Base, completing the country’s 32-aircraft order from PZL Mielec.

    PHL NOW LEADS WORLD IN BLACK HAWKS

    Polish-built Black Hawks are deepening defense ties between Manila and Warsaw as the Air Force expands its transport and rescue capability.

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  14. HAZE lingers over Metro Manila as smoke continues to billow from the contained fire at the closed Navotas City Sanitary Landfill, prompting the Environmental Management Bureau-National Capital Region to urge residents to remain cautious and wear masks against potentially harmful air pollutants.

    Indonesian haze affects Calabarzon, Mimaropa

    Indonesia’s Kalimantan forest fires are sending hazardous smoke and PM2.5 pollution into the Philippines, triggering acutely unhealthy air quality across parts…

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  15. A DENSE haze envelopes the Metro Manila skyline as seen from Quezon City on Tuesday. Commuters, schoolchildren and persons with disabilities wear protective masks along city streets as air pollution reaches unhealthy levels across the capital region.

    Manileños urged: Mask up amid ‘toxic’ air

    Manila warns residents to limit outdoor exposure as transboundary haze from Indonesian wildfires pushes air pollution to unhealthy levels across the capital.

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  17. AIR quality reaches unhealthy levels for sensitive groups.

    Morning smog blankets Manila skyline

    Smog blankets the Manila skyline on the morning of 29 January 2026, with air quality reaching levels considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. Based on data…

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