Browsing by Subject "Oil removal"

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    • No more fish to catch, or spilt fuel to collect 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 11, 2013, on page A1-A6)
      Wearing the face masks given to them by health and social workers, Rodolfo Lasca, 49, and two neighbors arrived at the village basketball court yesterday to claim their emergency rice ration. Ever since a huge diesel oil ...

    • Oil giant owns up to spill 

      Flores, Alena Mae S.; Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, August 13, 2013, on page A2)
      Petron takes responsibility, apologizes, vows to pay Petron Corp. on Monday took full responsibility for the 500,000 liters of diesel that spilled into the waters of Cavite on Thursday, which has befouled a large area of ...

    • The oil spill and the blame game 

      (Malaya, August 12, 2013, on page B4)
      The clean-up of the oil spill that contaminated Manila Bay and affected the livelihood of hundreds of fishermen in at least three towns of Cavite last Thursday is almost complete. One can just imagine the huge damage brought ...

    • Oil spill cleanup completed in 8 Cavite villages 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, August 15, 2013, on page 2)
      The Coast Guard has completed cleaning the oil spill in eight barangays in Rosario town, Cavite last Tuesday. The eight barangays are Muzon 1, Muzon 2, Kanluran, Sapa 1, Sapa 2, Sapa 3, Wawa 2, and Wawa 3. Commander Armand ...

    • Oil spill cleanup contractor mum on Defensor's plaints 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, October 10, 2014, on page 1-14)
      Oil spill clean-up contractor Kuan Yu Global Technologies, Inc. refused to comment on the issues raised by Iloilo's Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. "No comment na kami sa mga issues nila. Thank," read a text message from Kuan Yu ...

    • Oil spill evacuees may now go home 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, March 4, 2014, on page 2)
      ILOILO- Estancia town may now return home. Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. announced this development yesterday following consultations with Task Force Power Barge 103, Department of Health (DOH), Department of Environment and ...

    • Oil spill fouls 20 Guimaras coastal brgys 

      Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, July 7, 2020, on page 1-14)
      Twenty coastal villages in the island province of Guimaras are affected by the oil spill from a power barge in Barangay Bo. Obrero, Lapuz, Iloilo City following an explosion Friday last week. Bunker fuel spilled from the ...

    • Oil spill spreads to Iloilo, Guimaras coastal towns 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, July 6, 2020, on page 10)
      The oil spill from a damaged power barge in this city has spread to coastal towns of Iloilo province, and the island province of Guimaras. “It is spreading,” said Donna Magno, director of the Iloilo City Disaster Risk ...

    • Oil spill whodunit 

      Zurbano, Joel E.; Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, August 11, 2013, on page A1-A2)
      After initially claiming that a tanker caused the oil spill in Manila Bay, the authorities said on Saturday they are no longer sure the tanker was responsible for leaking 500,000 liters of diesel fuel in the busiest waterway ...

    • PCG continues cleanup of M/V Princess of the Stars oil spill 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, June 6, 2010, on page A-28)
      The Philippine Coast Guard is continuing its clean up operations on the 400 liters of oily mixture from the sunken M/V Princess of the Stars that spilled out into the coastline of San Fernando, Romblon on May 31. In a ...

    • PCG eyes one-week cleanup of Iloilo oil spill 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, July 7, 2020, on page 5)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is eyeing to complete retrieval of the thousands of liters of oil that spilled out from a damaged power barge in Iloilo City, and has spread to other coastal towns of Iloilo province and ...

    • PCG resumes oil spill cleanup 

      Macairan, Evelyn; Villanueva, Rhodina; Sy, Marvin; Valencia, Czeriza (The Philippine Star, August 14, 2013, on page 3)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday resumed cleanup operations in eight villages in Rosario, Cavite affected by the oil spill caused by a leak from the submerged pipeline of Petron Corp. Four teams composed of 25 ...

    • PCG, DENR probing Batangas oil spill 

      Macairan, Evelyn; Ozaeta, Arnel; Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, July 7, 2010, on page A-21)
      The Philippine Coast (PCG) is investigating who should be held accountable for the discharge of bunker fuel that has affected a mangrove area in Calatagan, Batangas since Sunday. PCG commandant Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo ...

    • People affected by oil spill should be paid—solon 

      Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, July 7, 2020, on page A3)
      A party-list lawmaker on Monday said the owner of the barge carrying petroleum products that blew up off Iloilo City should pay for the environmental degradation caused by the spill and the economic losses that it caused ...

    • Petron claims responsibility, apologizes for oil spill 

      Gatdula, Donnabelle; Macairan, Evelyn; Villanueva, Rhodina; Zoleta, Michelle (The Philippine Star, August 13, 2013, on page 1-8)
      Petron Corp. is taking responsibility for the massive oil spill in Rosario, Cavite last week. In a statement, Petron president Lubin Nepomuceno yesterday said the company also apologized for the damage caused by the oil ...

    • Petron: Oil-spill areas now clean 

      Flores, Alena Mae S. (Manila Standard, August 16, 2013, on page A2)
      Oil giant Petron Corp. on Thursday said 10 areas in Tanza, Cavite, where sea water had been tested were suitable for marine life. The company told the Philippine Stock Exchange that the water in the 10 areas, including ...

    • Power barge owner probed for safety violations in Iloilo oil spill, cleanup operations 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, July 13, 2020, on page 2)
      The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-6) started its own probe on probable safety violations when a damaged power barge triggered an oil spill that affected mostly coastal communities in Iloilo City. DOLE Western ...

    • Ship that oozed oil off Mauritius coast splits in 2 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, August 17, 2020, on page 15)
      A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters off the Mauritius coast has split into two, its Japanese operator said yesterday. The bulk carrier MK Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef off the ...

    • Shrimp, egg shells eyed vs oil spills 

      Yee, Jovic (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 29, 2016, on page A7)
      Before you throw those shrimp shells and eggshells into the bin, think again. These kitchen trash may soon be the country’s best solution to oil spills. Filipino scientists from the Department of Science and Technology’s ...

    • Slow oil spill response hit 

      PN (Panay News, February 9, 2014, on page 1-10)
      Gov. Samuel Gumarin is fast losing his patience.Cargo ship M/V Sportivo that sank between the strait separating this island province and Iloilo City has yet to be refloated nearly a month since it went down. The oil spill ...