Binaliw again? Archival hesitant as DENR OKs use of landfill, shuts SRP

Pia Piquero 06/19/2026

Cebu City may resume depositing wastes in the partially reopened Binaliw landfill. But Mayor Nestor Archival admitted on Friday that opposition from some sectors continues to keep the city from using the facility, prolonging a waste disposal…

Cebu City garbage disposal to cost P700M more this year – Archival

Airam Limatog 06/09/2026

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Cebu City Government is expected to spend around P700 million more this year on garbage hauling and disposal, with waste once again being transported to Aloguinsan, Cebu. The projected amount is more…

Cebu City’s stranded waste: Return to Binaliw allowed if safe

Airam Limatog 05/18/2026

As Cebu City continues to struggle with its worsening waste disposal and management problems, Mayor Nestor Archival said it will only reuse the landfill in Barangay Binaliw if the facility complies satisfies safety requirements.…

EMB-7 tightens monitoring of illegal dumping at SRP

Airam Limatog 05/15/2026

The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) 7 has intensified monitoring and coordination efforts against illegal garbage dumping at the South Road Properties (SRP) amid continuing environmental and public health concerns.…

SRP turned into waste staging area amid Cebu City’s landfill crisis

Pia Piquero 05/13/2026

Mayor Nestor Archival confirmed on Wednesday that Cebu City has started stockpiling collected garbage at the South Road Properties (SRP) after exhausting its contracted waste disposal volume in Aloguinsan, while City Hall simultaneously pushes to resume dumping…

Archival unaware of Binaliw landfill operations: Activity may be ‘test’

Airam Limatog 05/06/2026

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival said he was unaware that the landfill in Barangay Binaliw had already begun accepting waste following its partial reopening. The landfill, operated by Prime Integrated Waste Solutions, Inc.…

Explainer: Why did Binaliw landfill partially reopen amid rehab efforts?

Airam Limatog 05/05/2026

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — When a landfill facility in Barangay Binaliw in Cebu City partially reopened in April, critics and local leaders questioned its safety while investigation and rehabilitation efforts remain ongoing. On January 8, 2026, accumulated…

Cebu City’s Binaliw landfill use on pause amid safety concerns

Airam Limatog 05/04/2026

Cebu City will not send its garbage to the partially reopened landfill in Barangay Binaliw unless strict safety measures are verified and enforced, Mayor Nestor Archival said. …

Garbage in Mandaue: City open to more cost-effective systems

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/29/2026

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The City Government will continue its current waste disposal arrangement for now while remaining open to more cost-efficient ways of clearing garbage in Mandaue. City Administrator Atty. Gonzalo Malig-on Jr. said in an…

Binaliw landfill reopens without Cebu City Council’s knowledge

Airam Limatog 04/28/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The waste facility in Barangay Binaliw linked to the deadly trash slide has partially resumed operations despite ongoing rehabilitation and unresolved investigations, an official confirmed. This alarmed the Cebu City Council who said…

Cebu waste crisis: ‘No accountability, no Binaliw reopening’

Pia Piquero 03/03/2026

As Cebu City weighs reopening part of the Binaliw landfill to ease its escalating garbage crisis, Councilor Joel Garganera warned that doing so without a final investigation report would amount to building over an unresolved tragedy.…

DOLE-7 closely monitors Binaliw workers’ February salaries

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/26/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Operations at the landfill in Barangay Binaliw may have stopped after January’s deadly landslide, but its more than 100 workers remain on the company payroll. Nearly two months after the tragedy that claimed…

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