Manila, April 14 -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) National Capital Region (NCR) has flagged lapses in the safe closure of the Navotas sanitary landfill following a fire incident that contributed to poor air quality in parts of Metro Manila.

In an interview during the launch of the DENR Permitting-On-Wheels in Binondo, Manila on Tuesday, EMB-NCR Regional Director Janice Pammit said the agency is now investigating the fire incident.

"We're going through an investigation, ano nangyari, sino (what happened and who is responsible), if there are violations at kung ano yung pwede naming gawin (and what can we do), all the legal remedies that the EMB NCR can do to prevent this fro...