Dizon: Parañaque faces ‘garbage crisis’Workers clear garbage and debris washed up on a river in Parañaque on August 11, 2026, following heavy monsoon rains. MANILA, Philippines — Parañaque is facing a full-blown “garbage crisis,” Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said yesterday after seeing trash clogging the Redemptorist water channel in Baclaran. Floods in surrounding communities are a tragic and frustrating consequence of improper waste disposal, Dizon stressed, saying he has never seen the region’s waterways in such a severe state. “This is truly a garbage crisis,” Dizon said during yesterday’s inspection. “We have only just resumed dredging operations after a 12-year moratorium.