Overview
- Authorities raised the death toll to at least four, all employees of the Binaliw facility.
- Roughly three dozen workers remain missing as 12 survivors receive treatment.
- A 50-ton crane is being brought in under police escort to support controlled digging after signs of life were detected.
- Operations are constrained by unstable debris and methane hazards, forcing tight limits on access and equipment.
- The privately run site employs about 110 and processes roughly 1,000 tons daily, with investigations ongoing and contingency waste collection plans underway.