RESCUERS recovered the body of the last missing person in the Binaliw landfill trash slide early Sunday morning, January 18, 2026, bringing the death toll to 36, according to Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak.
The body was found at 5:41 a.m. in Quadrant A and has yet to be identified.
End of “rescue” operations
Rescuers retrieved the body of the last missing person early Sunday morning, Jan. 18, 2026, ending a 10-day “rescue” operation at the Prime Integrated Waste Solutions–Cebu facility in Barangay Binaliw. Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak confirmed that the fatality count stands
at 36.
Around 14 victims who were earlier rescued have been discharged from hospitals, while four others remain confined for treatment.
Search and retrieval operations lasted for more than a week following the landslide on January 8. (EHP)