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Mayor Isko seeks to avert garbage crisis as Navotas sanitary landfill closes

Published Aug 26, 2025 12:36 pm  |  Updated Aug 26, 2025 01:17 pm
Mayor Francisco 'Isko Moreno' Domagoso makes an urgent broadcast on the impending garbage crisis.
Mayor Francisco 'Isko Moreno' Domagoso makes an urgent broadcast on the impending garbage crisis.
Mayor Francisco "Isko" Moreno Domagoso announced urgent contingency measures to avoid a sanitation crisis following the permanent closure of the Navotas Sanitary Landfill (NSLF) on Tuesday, Aug. 26.
Domagoso confirmed that the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) had officially advised the city to begin diverting its solid waste to the New San Mateo Sanitary Landfill (NSMSLF) in Rizal starting Aug. 27.
“Ngayon, magkakaroon na ng pagbagal,” said Domagoso. (“There will now be delays.”) “Dahil sa advanced information na nakuha ko, two weeks ago pa tayo naghahanda (Because of the advance notice I received, we've been preparing for two weeks now)."
He said he had directed Department of Public Services (DPS) Director Kenneth Amurao to coordinate with waste contractors and prepare for the added logistical burden, primarily the longer distance from Manila to San Mateo, which is approximately 30 kilometers away compared to Navotas’ 10-kilometer proximity.
The closure of the Navotas facility also eliminates the city's use of garbage barges via R-10, which had previously expedited waste disposal operations.
“Hindi pa natin alam ang mangyayari kapag sabay-sabay bumiyahe ang mga truck sa Commonwealth (We don’t yet know what will happen once the garbage trucks are all traveling along Commonwealth Avenue at the same time),” Domagoso explained.
“Kapag nasa San Mateo na ang queuing… it will take time, babagal ang balikan (Once trucks begin queuing in San Mateo, turnaround time will slow down).”
He warned that the situation could worsen given that 17 local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila, along with some from Rizal Province, will now be sharing a single landfill.
He emphasized that improperly discarded trash, especially during the rainy season, clogs the city’s drainage systems, worsens flooding, and increases the risk of disease outbreaks such as leptospirosis, which has already affected 260 people in Manila this year.
“Baka lang magkaroon ng delay, kaya ipinakikisuyo ko na kung pupwede, wag muna ilabas ang basura hangga’t hindi dumadating ang truck (There may be delays, so I’m kindly requesting that people wait to bring out their trash until the trucks arrive),” the mayor added.

Meanwhile, additional trucks from private contractor Leonel Waste are being deployed in coordination with the Department of Public Services (DPS) to address time-and-motion challenges and speed up garbage collection amid the transition.

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