Davao City, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) Region XI ordered the permanent closure of the Davao City Sanitary Landfill in Barangay New Carmen, Tugbok District, after a temporary waste disposal extension expired. Citing violations of Republic Act No. 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act) following a May 20 landslide that killed two, left one missing and injured t…
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