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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177181817026520260223030228_f067d1c4dc2609d324366bf9228540b6b26ae5348410b661c20454a6d3bb2712.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">ABS-CBN News/File</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Rescuers have retrieved one dead body while two people are still missing following a &quot;landslide&quot; at a privately owned landfill in Rodriguez, Rizal, town mayor Ronnie Evangelista said Monday morning.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/2/23/rizal-gov-t-seeks-probe-into-landfill-trash-slide-in-rodriguez-0856">Rizal gov&#x27;t seeks probe into landfill trash slide in Rodriguez</a></div><p>At a flag-raising ceremony, Evangelista said the cadaver of the missing person was &quot;retrieved&quot; on Sunday, and the family had already received the remains.</p><p>He said rescuers were doing their &quot;best effort&quot; to recover two people still missing in the landfill collapse at Sitio 1B Harangan, Barangay San Isidro, that hit on Friday.</p><p>&quot;Napakahirap mag-retrieve o mag-recover sa bundok ng basura. Hindi naman &#x27;yan katulad ng ordinary na landslide. Panay basura &#x27;yan kaya hindi pupuwede na basta-basta mano-mano pag-retrieve, napakahirap,&quot; he said.</p><p>He also described as &quot;exaggerated&quot; reports saying there were 50 to 100 people trapped at the sanitary landfill.</p><p>An urban poor group had claimed that about 50 people are feared missing in the collapse, citing residents&#x27; statements.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/2/22/residents-near-rizal-landfill-pleads-for-help-in-rescuing-their-missing-relatives-1703">Residents near Rizal Landfill pleads for help in rescuing their missing relatives</a></div><p>Last month, <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/1/17/binaliw-landslide-death-toll-now-at-35-1-still-missing-1550">at least 35 people were killed</a> by a garbage landslide at a privately operated landfill in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nchXyud4KAs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Rescuers have retrieved one dead body while two people are still missing following a "landslide" at a privately owned landfill in Rodriguez, Rizal, town mayor Ronnie Evangelista said Monday morning.</p>

Rescuers have retrieved one dead body while two people are still missing following a "landslide" at a privately owned landfill in Rodriguez, Rizal, town mayor Ronnie Evangelista said Monday morning.

1 dead, 2 still missing in Rodriguez, Rizal landfill collapse—mayor

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1 dead, 2 still missing in Rodriguez, Rizal landfill collapse—mayor

Rowegie Abanto,

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Published February 23, 2026 11:44 AM PHT

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