DPWH hits unabated dumping along roads

By Dexter A. See

BAGUIO CITY — The Cordillera Administrative Region office of the Department of Public Works and Highways here condemned unscrupulous residents and motorists for repeatedly converting national roads and their peripheries as dumping grounds making these eyesores.

These include Kennon Road, Marcos Highway, Naguilian Road, Halsema Highway, and the Baguio-Nueva Vizcaya road network.

Alexander Castañeda, DPWH assistant regional director, said personnel of the agency have noticed unabated dumping of waste along the roads and even in ridges which affect the beautiful sceneries along the circuitous roads leading to and from the city.

While the agency made previous requests to concerned local governments along the said roads to police their own constituents and even motorists, he expressed disappointment over the failure of local officials to address the worsening dumping of waste along the sidewalks and the ridges, especially with the expected influx of tourists for the Holy Week break and the summer vacation.

Castañeda said local governments along roads must deploy more personnel and police operatives in strategic places so that they could help clean up the wastes being unscrupulously being dumped on various sections or apprehend those responsible for the dumping of garbage.