Cebu

James Carl Andrino, a 25-year-old mechanical engineer, died in the Binaliw landfill collapse in Cebu City on January 8, 2026, where 36 people were killed and 18 injured. He had worked there for just over a month before the tragedy. His family expressed gratitude to rescuers but continues to grieve his loss.

January 19, 2026 Ti AI ṣe iroyin

Sen. Erwin Tulfo stated that the Environment Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources should be held accountable for the deadly landfill collapse in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City, due to an oversight failure that permitted a building's construction in a hazardous area. He expressed dismay over allowing construction near a garbage mountain and pledged a Senate investigation.

Less than two months after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck on September 30, Cebu is reeling from Typhoon Tino, which made landfall in Borbon town on November 4. The typhoon caused severe flooding and over 120 fatalities province-wide, including 36 in Liloan and 28 in Compostela. Residents describe it as harsher than the 2021 Typhoon Odette.