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The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) condemned the dumping of garbage in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region XI (Davao) 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.
READ: DENR warns against garbage dumping outside its Davao office
“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.
