Local government units that are affected by the massive oil spill from MT Princess Empress must compel the shipowner to pay for the damages to their communities, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said.
File photo shows Philippine Coast Guard vessels M/TUG Titan 1 and M/TUG Lidagat deploying an oil spill boom and skimmer six nautical miles northeast off the shoreline of Balingawan Point and Buloc Bay, around the area where the MT Princess Empress is believed to have sunk, causing the oil spill that has affected the waters and shoreline of Oriental Mindoro and nearby provinces, in a photo posted by the PCG on March 14, 2023.
It was also disclosed during the hearing that Pola, Oriental Mindoro Mayor Jennifer Cruz refused to get help from the company because of the latter’s delayed response to their queries regarding the assistance to affected residents. In a statement, Gatchalian said fish production is expected to decline as the oil spill in Mindoro has already reached Antique, Palawan and could possibly reach Romblon and Aklan which are also known for their tourism.
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Remulla: MT Princess Empress ‘a rebuilt scrap’, not meant to be a tankerRemulla said the government is looking to file both criminal and civil cases in connection with the sinking of the tanker that resulted in an oil spill that is threatening the eco-system in Oriental Mindoro and neighboring provinces. “It is a rebuilt scrap... It was not built to be a tanker from the very beginning,” Remulla said.
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MT Princess Empress had no CPC, MARINA insists"It&39;s true that the company has a valid company certificate of public convenience. However, as confirmed by our administrator during the Senate inquiry, this particular tanker vessel, MT Princess Empress, has not yet been added to the company CPC," MARINA spokesperson Sharon de Chavez-Aledo said.
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Green groups outraged amid Senate revelation sunken ship had no gov’t permitAn environmentalist group was enraged over the revelation that MT Princess Empress, which is feared to spill up to 800,000 liters of industrial-grade oil into the sea, did not have the required government permit to sail out to sea. /PDI
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Fish supply shortage feared amid Oriental Mindoro oil spillSenator Sherwin Gatchalian expressed his concern over a possible fish supply shortage due to the massive oil spill after the MT Princess Empress sank off Oriental Mindoro last February 28. | DFernandezINQ
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