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 City Health

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…

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…

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…