Malacañang on Sunday confirmed having banned government officials from traveling to Canada in response to continued delays in the return of garbage shipped to the Philippines some six years ago.

Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo, in a statement, said Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea issued a memorandum on Monday directing all department secretaries, agency heads, state firms and government-owned financial institutions to refrain from issuing travel authorities for official trips to Canada.

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