The number of solid waste disposal facilities and illegal dumpsites in the Philippines increased in 2024 as the country ...

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 ...

Philippines' Duterte Talks Trash (Literally) To Canada, Threatening War Over Garbage More than 100 shipping containers had been declared to hold recyclable plastic scraps. But when they arrived in ...

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 ...

DESPITE growing interest in waste-to-energy (WTE) projects in the Philippines, a new policy note from the Makati Business ...

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 ...

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 ...