Imee Marcos

Senator, Republic of the Philippines

Appears in 1 story

Office: Member of the Senate of the Philippines

Born: November 12, 1955, Mandaluyong

Education: Princeton University

Previous offices: member of the House of Representatives

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

Stories

Cebu landfill collapse kills 36, exposes decades of regulatory failure

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As of May 2026: Filed legislative inquiry into landfill safety

The Payatas garbage dump in Quezon City collapsed in July 2000, killing at least 218 people and spurring the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, which banned open dumpsites and mandated sanitary landfills with engineering safeguards. Twenty-five years later, Cebu's Binaliw landfill collapsed under nearly identical circumstances—oversaturated waste piled too high on too steep a slope—killing 36 sanitation workers.

Updated May 22