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MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte and other officials of the city government will be subjected to investigation for possible administrative lapses for ordering the dumping of pile of garbage in front of the regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the city, according to Malacañang.
Palace press officer Claire Castro on Tuesday said there would be a “thorough investigation” to be conducted by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Duterte’s earlier statement ordering to dump the uncollected garbage in front of the DENR office in the city, designating it as a garbage collection site.
According to Castro, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said the inquiry would be conducted to examine if there was negligence and violation of environmental laws committed by Duterte or Davao City officials.
“However, we do not want to preempt whatever action Secretary Remulla may take on this matter. What he assured us is that he will conduct an investigation,” she said.
