MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines’ plastic crisis is shaped not only by how much plastic is consumed, but by how poorly much of that waste is managed after use. The country generates an estimated ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A catastrophic dumpsite collapse buried scavengers collecting recyclables at a landfill in the Philippines’ Rizal province on Feb. 20, following a ...

LAST Sept. 30, Cebu was rocked by a magnitude-6.9 earthquake, with its center in Bogo and San Remigio towns in the north. The force of the earthquake reached Cebu City down in the south as well.

Tonnes of garbage sent to the Philippines years ago was shipped back to Canada on Friday after a festering diplomatic row, as Asian nations increasingly reject serving as dumping grounds for ...

The Philippines has relatively low plastic consumption compared with the global average, but it records high levels of plastic leakage into the environment each year. This paradox is highlighted by an ...