A pile of garbage litters a sidewalk outside the regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Davao City on Friday, June 5, 2026. Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte said he ordered a garbage collection point set up at that site so DENR officials would realize the city’s worsening waste crisis following the sanitary landfill’s temporary closure. (Photos by Joselle R. Badilla)
DAVAO CITY — Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte on Friday blamed the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the city’s worsening garbage crisis, which was triggered by the temporary closure of its landfill on May 22 following a massive trash slide two days earlier.
In a statement, Duterte said he had ordered the establishment of a garbage collection point in front of the DENR regional office to underscore the severity of the situation and allow agency personnel to see firsthand the impact of the landfill shutdown.
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