Overview
- Authorities report seven confirmed dead, about 29 still missing, and 12 rescued and hospitalised after Thursday’s collapse at the privately run Binaliw landfill in Cebu City.
- Rescuers said radar picked up possible heartbeats deep in the debris on Saturday, but no current signs of life have been detected.
- Cebu officials indicated they expect to transition from rescue to recovery on Monday, pending a final inter‑agency decision, as hopes of finding survivors fade.
- Teams are working with heavy machinery, including 20 trucks with hydraulic cranes and cutting gear, while unstable, rain‑soaked waste and metal beams continue to slow operations.
- The garbage mound, estimated at the height of a 20‑storey building, crushed administrative areas and staff housing at a site that processes roughly 1,000 tons of municipal waste daily.