As the application for compensation in the Oriental Mindoro oil spill begins on March 27, the government led by the Department of Justice (DOJ) steps up the case-building process against the owner of MT Princess Empress.
AS the application for compensation in the Oriental Mindoro oil spill begins on March 27, the government led by the Department of Justice steps up the case-building process against the owner of MT Princess Empress.
He said DENR has only 2 roles under the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan —water quality and waste management or disposal. He said the owner of the ill-fated vessel that sank off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro together with some 900,000 liters of industrial oil, faces penalties and fines as prescribed by the said laws. But since oil spills fall under the category of marine pollution, Leones said the Clean Water Act may not apply.
“Oil spill causes damage to the environment. The DOJ is looking into it. The other day [last week], agencies met to discuss” the criminal and administrative charges to be filed, said Leones. Leones said administratively, the DENR can compel the rehabilitation of affected ecosystems under the Clean Water Act.
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