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Landfill leak causes black-colored flooding in Rodriguez, Rizal

Manila Bulletin

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August 16 2025

Residents of Saguingan 2 in Barangay San Isidro, Rodriguez, Rizal, were evacuated after water from a nearby landfill leaked and swept through their community.

- By PATRICK GARCIA

Rizal Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) OIC Ariel Sales confirmed the residents’ claim that the black-colored floodwater emitting vapor came from the landfill and may contain methane that is harmful to

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