MANILA, Philippines — A sanitary landfill in Rodriguez town in Rizal province reportedly collapsed Friday afternoon, Feb. 20, leaving more than 50 people — most of them waste pickers — believed buried under mounds of garbage, according to the urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay). Mimi Domingo, Kadamay secretary general, cited information from residents of Sitio IB Harangan in Barangay San Isidro, when she said an estimated 50 individuals were engulfed by surging trash, which also reportedly swept away a bulldozer. “The authorities have to act now and fast. It’s getting too late,” Doringo told the Inquirer in […]... Keep on reading: Urban poor group claims dozens trapped in Rizal town dumpsite cave-in