DAVAO CITY, Philippines — An environmental group has called attention to “a critical waste management crisis” facing this city, Mindanao’s largest and premier urban center, two weeks after a

INQUIRER FILES DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Garbage collection and disposal across the city have been significantly disrupted following the suspended operations of the city’s…

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — An environmental group has called attention to “a critical waste management crisis” facing this city, Mindanao’s largest and premier urban center, two…

A pile of garbage litters a sidewalk outside the regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Davao City on Friday, June 5, 2026. Davao City Mayor…

DAVAO CITY—Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has blamed the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the city’s mounting garbage crisis, pointing to the agency’s…

MANILA, Philippines — The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) condemned the dumping of garbage in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region XI…

Photo by Ryan D. Rosauro DAVAO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Davao region has pushed back against the dumping of a pile of garbage in…

WASTE PILEUP Piles of garbage are seen outside the regional office of the DENR in Davao City on Friday amid the closure of the city’s sanitary landfill. —JOSELLE R. BADILLA The…

WASTE SURGE A pile of garbage litters a street in Davao City last Friday after the city’s landfill suspension disrupted waste collection. —JOSELLE R. BADILLA DAVAO CITY—The…