Browsing by Subject "oil spills"

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    • City drops oil spill suit 

      Celebria, Limuel S. (DailyGuardian, July 23, 2020, on page 4)
      Early this week, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas announced that “I am satisfied” with the AC Energy Philippines (ACEPh) response to the oil spill that occurred off the shores of Bo. Obrero following an explosion that ...

    • Clean-up Result 

      Giron, Anthony; De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, August 15, 2013, on page 13)
      The waters of this coastal town, also called Salinas, is now 95 percent oil spill free, and that the slick-struck fishing villages are getting back on their feet with the development, the municipal government said Wednesday. ...

    • Cleanup methods for oil spill 

      (DailyGuardian, August 1, 2020, on page 8-10)
      An explosion in Power Barge 102 triggered an oil spill in Iloilo Strait last July 3, 2020. It affected coastal areas in Bo. Obrero, Lapuz where it is located and has reached other communities and even Guimaras Island ...

    • Coast Guard confirms oil spill from ferry 

      Freeman News (The Philippine Star, August 19, 2013, on page 10)
      While many passengers have yet to be retrieved from the M/V St. Thomas Aquinas, another growing concern is the oil spill which the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has confirmed to have spread after the ship sank at Lawis Ledge ...

    • 'Coast Guard didn't act fast enough' 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, February 22, 2014, on page 1-14)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) failed to control the spread of bunker fuel in Estancia, Iloilo during the first two weeks of the oil spill, according to Karl Ignatius Young, president of Kuan Yu Global Technologies, Inc., ...

    • Coast Guard enhances readiness for search and rescue, marine pollution 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, October 21, 2022, on page 4-11)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) District Western Visayas highlighted the significance of the stakeholders and government agencies in search and rescue (SAR) operations. PCG northern Negros conducted exercises on marine ...

    • Coast Guard sues firm for negligence over oil spill in Iloilo 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 13, 2020, on page A6)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has filed a criminal complaint against the operator of a damaged power barge that spilled thousands of liters of bunker fuel into the waters of Iloilo and Guimaras Island. In a complaint ...

    • Coast Guard to finish oil spill recovery process by July 12 

      Rendon, Jennifer P. (DailyGuardian, July 8, 2020, on page 1-11)
      Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo Station has set July 10, or at most July 12, 2020, to finish the recovery process of the oil spill that leaked out of Power Barge 102. Lieutenant ...

    • Coast Guard wants sunken cargo vessel removed from Boracay waters 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, November 26, 2018, on page 11)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) – Caticlan office has urged the owner of LCT Bato Twin to immediately salvage the ill-fated cargo vessel. It sank on Nov. 4 near Boracay Island and remains a potential threat to traversing ...

    • Coast Guard: Capsized dredger sinks, spills oil off Bataan waters 

      Dantes, Charles (Manila Standard, May 8, 2023, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Sunday that the capsized MV Hong Hai 189 has sunk in waters off Mariveles, Bataan, and released about 30 to 50 liters of oil and other mixed substances. The MV Hong Hai, a Sierra ...

    • Compensation for damaged mangroves sought 

      Indino, Phoebe Jen (Manila Bulletin, August 23, 2013, on page 16)
      Over ₱6.5 million in compensation is being sought for the damage of mangrove plantations by oil spilled from passenger ship, M/V Thomas Aquinas, which sunk off the coast of Cordova last Friday evening. To recall, the ...

    • Compensation for those affected by oil spill 

      (Panay News, July 7, 2020, on page 7)
      The owner and operator of the power barge that blew up and spilled fuel oil off the coast of Iloilo City must pay compensation to coastal communities that suffered economic losses. AC Energy should also pay for the cleanup ...

    • Compensation sought for oil spill victims 

      Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, July 7, 2020, on page 9)
      The owner of a power barge that spilled oil in the waters off Iloilo City is expected to compensate communities that suffered economic losses due to the incident, a lawmaker said yesterday. “We are counting on the operator ...

    • Conserving marine resources 

      (Panay News, October 17, 2017, on page 8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 6 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with two local government units in northern Iloilo (Carles and Concepcion) and other enforcement agencies to strengthen ...

    • Containing the slick 

      (The Manila Times, September 4, 2006, on page A1)
      A flotilla of boats lays out booms in this section of Guimaras Island to keep the oil that has leaked from a sunken tanker from contaminating the beaches. In the town of Nueva Valencia food packages to be distributed to ...

    • Containment and retrieval are a must - oil spill expert 

      Angelo, Francis Allan L. (DailyGuardian, July 6, 2020, on page 1-10)
      The images of the oil spill caused by an explosion in a power barge stationed in Lapuz, Iloilo City on July 3, 2020 brought back images of similar incidents in Guimaras, Estancia, Iloilo and Semirara, Antique. For UP-Visayas ...

    • Contractor done with oil spill cleanup 

      Rendon, Jennifer P. (DailyGuardian, August 4, 2020, on page 2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo City on Monday confirmed that the private contractor hired by AC Energy Philippines has declared completion of the oil spill clean-up operations. Lieutenant Commander Joe Luviz Mercurio, ...

    • Cops donate over P1.2-M cash to oil spill-affected families 

      Recuenco, Aaron (Tempo, May 4, 2023, on page 3)
      The Police Regional Office 4B has donated more than P1.2 million cash to poor families affected by the oil spill in Pola, Oriental Mindoro. PRO4B Police Brig. Gen. Joel Doria said the donation came from voluntary contributions ...

    • Crews try to protect wildfire from Texas oil spill 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, January 26, 2010, on page 13)
      Crews worked Sunday to protect two sensitive wildlife areas after a crude oil spill shut down parts of a major southeast Texas port, state Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson said. Plastic walls known as booms and oil-sucking ...

    • 'Criminal negligence': Treñas mulls charges vs power barge owner 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, July 10, 2020, on page 1-14)
      The city government mulls filing a string of charges such as criminal negligence against AC Energy Corp., owner of the power barge that spilled thousands of liters of bunker oil into this city’s waters following an explosion ...