Mayor Francisco Domagoso declared a state of emergency in the Philippine capital with piles of garbage left uncollected by ...

In 1990, the Philippine government closed the infamous landfill, which once held 2 million tons of trash. Low-cost government housing sprung up on the site in the following years, and residents ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte wants Canada to come get tons of trash that was wrongly sent to his country — and he's threatening extreme steps if Canada doesn't clean up the situation.

The country has seen similar situations with disastrous consequences play out before. Nearly 25 years ago, the Philippines made international headlines when a landslide, caused by a huge municipal ...

Philippine capital Manila under health emergency amid mounting piles of rubbish.According to BBC, the new elected mayor of ...

On his first day in office, Isko Moreno appeals to the public to delay throwing out trash, if possible, and asks various ...

Nearly 15 years ago, policymakers have seen the folly of relying on imported fertilizers when they decided to greenlight Republic Act 10068 or the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010. Approved in ...

Sangguniang Kabataan leader Marvin Ople is driving a city-wide cleanup movement in Davao City through the Spogomi 2025: ...

Nowhere is this issue more visible than in the Philippines, whose population of 114 million people across 7,641 islands produces over one-third of all oceanic plastic waste in the world, according ...

Discover the poignant story behind Pag Pag, the Philippines' heartbreaking yet resilient street food. Made from discarded chicken scraps salvaged from garbage, this dish reflects the struggles and ...

[1/5] People collect plastic waste on a beach during a coastal cleanup program which provides rice to volunteers in exchange of plastic waste, in Mabini, Batangas province, Philippines, June 15, 2024.