CRIMINAL and administrative charges are being prepared against more than 50 officials from different local government units (LGUs) in the country for failure to implement the 13-year old Republic Act 9003 or Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Act of 2001, Senator Loren Legarda said on Sunday.

The charges this month will constitute the first batch, with more cases set to be filed in the coming weeks against local officials who have failed to comply with RA9003, she said.

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