THE catastrophic trash slide at the Binaliw landfill claimed 36 lives, turning a long-simmering local government issue into a human rights tragedy. While the in ...

From sachet use in Manila’s slums to a deadly landfill collapse in Cebu, the Philippines’ plastic crisis exposes a deeper ...

As Cebu City enforces its “No Segregation, No Collection” policy anew to confront mounting garbage problems, Cebu Archbishop Alberto “Abet” Uy has issued an appeal reminding Cebuanos that the real ...

Now stemming from reports of uncoordinated waste collections, the Cebu City Council continues to confront what officials call ...

The fatal collapse of a garbage landfill in Cebu has also exposed lax enforcement and poor waste management A deadly garbage avalanche in central Philippines last week, which killed 19 and led to more ...

Rescuers detected signs of life in an avalanche of garbage that killed at least four workers and left more than 30 others missing Thursday in a central Philippines landfill and plan to intensify ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For years, Cebu’s garbage problem has been discussed in familiar phrases: segregation, composting, discipline, and cleanliness. But lawyer and solid waste advocate Aliko ...

Every time I pass a pile of garbage on our streets, what I smell is not just rot. I smell system failure. And we keep debating waste management as if we still have the luxury of choosing only elegant ...