28 April 2026, Cebu City, Philippines — Greenpeace Philippines, through its volunteers in Cebu, joined environmental and labor groups in calling on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to immediately release the findings of its investigation into the Binaliw landfill collapse, more than three months after the tragedy that claimed 39 lives.

Members of the Justice for Prime Waste 39 Network, including Alyansa ng Mamumuo sa Sugbo – Kilusang Mayo Uno, BPO Industry Employees Network – Cebu, and Greenpeace Philippines,  filed a Freedom of Information (FOI) request seeking full disclosure of documents related to the January 8 incident at the Binaliw landfill, operated by Prime Integrated Waste Solutions Inc.

Despite earlier commitments from DENR Region 7 to conduct regular public briefings, no official findings from the probe have been released to date. This comes amid reports that the landfill has already partially resumed operations following a limited lifting of the cease-and-desist order, raising concerns about safety while investigations remain ongoing.

The network is requesting access to key documents, including:

  • Results of the Technical Conference Committee and corresponding compliance commitments of Prime Integrated Waste Solutions Inc.
  • Findings of the independent investigation into the Binaliw landfill collapse
  • Status reports on compliance of solid waste management facilities across Cebu and Region 7
  • The company’s facility and operations plan
  • Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) reports

DENR Region 7 has indicated it will respond to the FOI request within three working days.

“Trying to move forward without holding the real culprits accountable is injustice,” said Anthony Kohki Malibago, Cebu Co-Area Coordinator of Greenpeace Philippines. “Communities deserve transparency, especially after a tragedy of this scale.”

The call comes as concerns persist over landfill safety and regulatory enforcement nationwide. The groups pointed to the ongoing fire at the Navotas sanitary landfill, which continues to burn two weeks after it began, as another indication of gaps in oversight despite existing requirements for strict compliance with environmental and safety standards.

“These landfill disasters are not isolated incidents. They reflect deeper failures in how waste is managed and how regulations are enforced,” Malibago added.

The network also raised concerns over the continued push for Waste-to-Energy (WtE) facilities as a response to the country’s worsening waste crisis, cautioning that such approaches are unsustainable and pose risks to public health and the environment.

Greenpeace and its partners reiterated their call for the government to ensure accountability for corporations and to prioritize long-term solutions that reduce waste at source, including a just transition to reuse systems, rather than relying on disposal-based approaches.

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For more information and interview requests, please contact:

Anthony Kohki Malibago
Co-Area Coordinator
Greenpeace Philippines – Cebu Volunteers
[email protected] | +63 927 579 4691 

Karl Orit
Communications Campaigner
Greenpeace Southeast Asia – Philippines 
[email protected] | +63 919 457 1064