Davao City Mayor Criticizes DENR for Garbage Crisis Amid Landfill Closure
Baste Duterte slams DENR over mounting garbage crisis in Davao City

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Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte has criticized the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for the city's escalating garbage crisis following the closure of the sanitary landfill in Barangay New Carmen. The closure, initiated after a trash slide, has delayed garbage collection and raised public health concerns.
- 01The DENR closed the landfill on May 22 after a trash slide caused two fatalities and buried 15 houses.
- 02Mayor Duterte claims the DENR's decision has led to significant delays in garbage collection, risking public health.
- 03Approximately 180 families were evacuated from the area surrounding the landfill due to safety concerns.
- 04The city government proposed a temporary disposal area and committed to necessary safety interventions by June 9.
- 05Duterte has identified additional garbage collection points, including one outside the DENR office, to highlight the crisis.
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Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte has publicly blamed the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the city's escalating garbage crisis, which has worsened following the closure of the sanitary landfill in Barangay New Carmen. This closure, effective May 22, was prompted by a trash slide on May 20 that resulted in two deaths and buried 15 homes. Duterte expressed concerns over the delays in garbage collection, which have persisted for two weeks, warning of potential public health risks. He stated that the threat to human life has been addressed through the evacuation of around 180 families and argued that the landfill could safely resume operations. The DENR has indicated that the closure was necessary for ongoing search and retrieval operations and geotechnical assessments. The city government has proposed a temporary disposal area within the landfill and committed to completing required safety measures by June 9. Duterte emphasized the need for practical solutions to manage the 750 tons of waste generated daily by the city's nearly two million residents.
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The garbage crisis in Davao City poses significant public health risks due to delays in waste collection.
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