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EARTH-2026-0007
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On the afternoon of 20 February 2026 about 420,000 cubic metres of waste eroded from the active tipping area of the Green Leap / ISWIMS sanitary landfill in Sitio Lukutan Munti, Barangay San Isidro, Rodriguez, burying three units of heavy equipment. One body was recovered and two people remained missing. DENR-EMB CALABARZON issued a cease-and-desist order on 24 February halting all operations in the six-hectare Phase 5 except retrieval, slope stabilisation and other remedial work, after inspectors found operational lapses and multiple breaches of the facility's Environmental Compliance Certificate.
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BusinessMirror · Feb 25, 2026
GMA News · Feb 23, 2026
BAN Toxics · Feb 27, 2026
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A trash slide hit Phase 5 of the landfill during compaction operations, burying three heavy-equipment units.
Recorded by Green Leap Solid Waste Management / Rodriguez LGU
One body recovered, two still missing; DENR led the investigation while only Phase 5 stayed closed.
Recorded by Rodriguez municipal government, DENR
Cease-and-desist order issued against Green Leap Solid Waste Management, Inc., restricting Phase 5 to emergency and remedial activities.
Recorded by DENR-EMB CALABARZON
The measured result
Taken on a return visit after the work was done, not estimated on the day.