Davao City Approves Hazard Zone Ordinance Around Sanitary Landfill
What happened
The Davao City Council approved an ordinance establishing an Interim Hazard Management Zone within and around the New Carmen Sanitary Landfill on October 20, 2026, during its 42nd regular session. This action addresses slope instability and landslide risks following the collapse of a garbage mound at the landfill. The ordinance divides the area into seven zones, including no-build and no-settlement zones, and will remain temporary for a minimum of five years while stabilization works are carried out.
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Why it matters
The ordinance imposes temporary restrictions on the land use within the hazard zone, requiring the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office to prepare official hazard maps. The restrictions are temporary, but the hazard is permanent, necessitating long-term engineering and stabilization works.
Councilor Alberto Ungab, who authored the ordinance, is the chairperson of the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management.
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Who's involved
- Davao CityThe city that approved the ordinance establishing the Interim Hazard Management Zone.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- Davao CitySpeculative
Davao City might face increased costs related to funding long-term engineering and stabilization works mandated by the ordinance.