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A concerned citizen who had worked in a private port reaches out to Rappler for valuable recommendations.
has given valuable information that can help policymakers come up with rules and laws that may help prevent oil spills from happening.
Here are some points raised by the concerned citizen, who requested anonymity but agreed to go on record with the suggestions below.
. From the Senate hearing, it would appear that there was no actual inspection done by the Coast Guard of MT Princess Empress, and that it relied purely on the documents presented by the ship owner, RDC Reield Marine Services. Does the coast guard have enough personnel to inspect both public and private ports?From where did MT Princess Empress leave in its eight previous trips?
should no longer be part of coast guard duties since the Philippines is the only country that has tasked the agency to perform such function, what other measures should be in place to regulate ships carrying hazardous materials?The concerned citizen also brought up the need to look into the charterer of the vessel, which no government agency has yet revealed and no company has owned up to despite losing most of the 800,000 liters of oil.
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