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EARTH-2026-0027
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The Subic municipal government began dumping garbage in 2019-2020 on land inside the ancestral domain of the Ayta Ambala community in Barangay Naugsol, a move the tribe agreed to as a temporary measure during the pandemic. DENR found the site operating in violation of RA 9003 in 2022 and formally ordered its closure in November 2025, but mountains of garbage remained. On or about 15 July 2026 DENR Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna issued a cease-and-desist order against the operator after complaints from environmental and indigenous peoples' groups. The Subic LGU says it is gradually rehabilitating the site under a plan submitted to DENR, guards have been posted to stop further dumping, and a facility in Floridablanca, Pampanga is being considered as an alternative disposal site.
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Philippine Star · Jul 17, 2026
GMA News · Jul 22, 2026
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Cease-and-desist order issued against the operator of the dump in Barangay Naugsol.
Recorded by DENR Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna
LGU says the former dumpsite is being cleaned up under a rehabilitation plan submitted to DENR, with guards posted to prevent dumping.
Recorded by Subic municipal government