THE PROPOSED construction of a sanitary landfill in the outskirts of Barangay Candau-ay in Dumaguete City has gained the support of 29 of 30 barangays in the city. A landfill is required under Republic Act 9003 otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management of 2000. The village chiefs said the landfill is long overdue, especially as the open dumpsite in Candau-ay is becoming a health hazard, aside from violating provisions of the solid waste management law. Several closure orders on the dumpsite have been received by the city government, starting from previous administrations, with a penalty reaching P2.514 million. In an interview Friday, Mayor Felipe Antonio B. Remollo said he would not want this problem to be passed on to another set of city officials. The city has earlier complied with seven of the 13 parameters set by Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and is now waiting for further instructions from the regional office of the Mines and GeoSciences Bureau. — The Freeman

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