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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. Mayor Sebastian Duterte said he ordered a garbage collection point set up there so DENR officials could see the impact of the city’s waste crisis following the temporary closure of its sanitary landfill. (Photo by By Joselle R. Badilla)
MANILA, Philippines — The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) condemned the dumping of garbage in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region XI office, calling it unlawful and a distraction from efforts to ensure public safety after a trash slide at the Davao City Sanitary Landfill.
EMB Director Michael Drake Matias said the act violated Republic Act No. 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, which prohibits littering and illegal dumping.
“Dumping trash in front of government offices is not only unlawful, it undermines the very principles of ecological solid waste management. Our focus must remain on protecting lives, rehabilitating the landfill, and ensuring compliance with environmental standards,” Matias said.
