Cebu Landfill Collapse Exposes Systemic Stress in Philippine Waste Governance
The January 2026 Binaliw landfill collapse in Cebu City, which the source reports killed 36 people, highlights how waste sites have become mixed-use zones where poverty, informal labor, and industrial hazards converge. The incident is driving scrutiny of enforcement timing, landfill engineering limits, and whether current policy tools emphasize recovery over upstream waste reduction.