Browsing by Subject "oil spills"
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105 families flee bunker oil fumes: PCG mulls raps vs barge owner for oil spill
(Panay News,July 6, 2020 , on page 1-14)Harsh fumes from the bunker fuel that spilled from a power barge in Barangay Bo. Obrero, Lapuz district here drove 105 families or 378 persons away from their houses, according to the City Disaster Risk Reduction and ... -
₱3-M project for Guimaras fisherfolk set
(Manila Bulletin,August 16, 2007 , on page 13)A ₱3-million mariculture project in Guimaras is set to kick off sometime this August to further empower the province's fisherfolk affected by the oil spill. Serving at the front of the project is the South East Asian ... -
3K fishers displaced by oil spill to undergo reskilling
(SunStar Philippines,April 16, 2023 , on page 13)Nearly 3,000 fishermen displaced by the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro are set to undergo reskilling and upskilling training from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda). In a statement, Tesda ... -
400,000 liters of oil still leaking from Empress
(The Philippine Star,March 29, 2023 , on page 10)One month after the motor tanker Princess Empress sank in the waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, the vessel is still leaking around 400,000 liters of industrial fuel. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman Rear Admiral ... -
70 oil spill-affected families return home
(DailyGuardian,July 16, 2020 , on page 1-11)Seventy families from Barangay Mansaya, Lapuz, Iloilo City returned home on Wednesday almost two weeks after an oil spill incident displaced them. Gabino Ramon Mejia, head of plant operations of AC Energy Philippines, said ... -
84% of oil spill affected shoreline 'cleaned'
(SunStar Philippines,May 15, 2023 , on page 7)Over 84 percent of the coastline affected by the oil spill in the waters off Oriental Mindoro due to a sunken oil tanker has already been cleaned up. In a report to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Defense Secretary ... -
AC Energy doing its best to address oil spill
(Panay News,July 17, 2020 , on page 7)There's a big difference between the July 3, 2020 oil spill in this city and the August 2006 oil spill in Guimaras. This time, there is fast action. Thus after two weeks, the city oil spill has been contained. -
AC Energy doing okay on clean-up, EMB head says
(DailyGuardian,July 17, 2020 , on page 1-15)AC Energy Philippines, the owner of the barge which spilled bunker fuel into the coast of Iloilo City and Guimaras following an explosion on July 3, 2020, is doing okay in its clean-up activity, according to the regional ... -
'Action plan' vs oil spill on a roll
(Panay News,July 13, 2020 , on page 1-14)An environment management plan (EMP) addressing the environmental impact of the oil spill following an explosion from a power barge in Barangay Bo. Obrero, Lapuz district on July 3 is on a roll. AC Energy Philippines, owner ... -
After oil spill, energy firm under fire for quarantine rule breach
(DailyGuardian,August 7, 2020 , on page 1-15)Ayala-led AC Energy Philippines, owner of a power barge that exploded in Bo. Obrero, Lapuz district and triggered an oil spill last July 3, 2020, is again in the spotlight after one of its employees allegedly breached ... -
Aid to oil spill victims reaches P1 B
(The Philippine Star,May 12, 2023 , on page 11)Nearly P1 billion in cash and other assistance have been provided to 40,733 families affected by the oil spill from the sunken tanker Princess Empress. Raffy Alejandro, spokesperson for the Office of Civil Defense, said ... -
All set for oil recovery: Guimaras oil recovery operation second in history
(The News Today,March 12, 2007 , on page 1-10)Recovery operations for the remaining oil inside the compartments of sunken tanker MT Solar 1 off the waters of Guimaras will already start as scheduled this Wednesday, March 14. Allied Shield, the recovery vessel of ... -
Another air quality test up in oil spill-hit Estancia
(The Daily Guardian,January 10, 2014 , on page 2-7)Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. on Thursday asked experts to conduct another test to determine the air quality at the oil spill site in Brgy. Botongon, Estancia. Defensor said that inspectors from the Environmental ... -
Antipolo firm may be sued over oil leak
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 10, 2015 , on page A17)Officials of Teresa town in Rizal province—which ended up a “catch basin” for spilled bunker fuel—were considering suing the cement company responsible for leaking oil into the Teresa River. Marlon Pielago, Teresa environment ... -
Arctic oil infrastructure faces climate karma
(BusinessWorld,July 8, 2020 , on page S1/9)Beaches, clear blue seas, scorching temperatures and long days. Forget the Caribbean, your next summer beach holiday could be on the shores of Russia’s Arctic Ocean. Temperatures at Nizhnyaya Pesha, some 840 miles (1,352 ... -
Arevalo oil sludge baffles coastguard
(Panay News,May 20, 2019 , on page 2-14)Oil sludge along the shores of Arevalo district over the weekend baffled the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Where did the sludge come from? Lieutenant Commander Rodolfo Dela Peña, PCG-Iloilo station commander, had no ready ... -
ATI backs Manila Bay rehab
(Malaya,February 8, 2019 , on page A7)ASIAN Terminals Inc. (ATI), operator of international gateway port Manila South Harbor, expressed readiness to support multisectoral efforts, led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), to bring ... -
Australia blames firms for slow response to Solomons oil spill
(Manila Bulletin,March 9, 2019 , on page 5)Australia expressed alarm Friday at the slow response from firms linked to a grounded cargo ship that has for weeks been leaking oil into a World Heritage-listed coral atoll in the Solomon Islands. MV Solomon Trader ran ... -
Avoiding oil spill first step in salvaging sunken ship
(Manila Bulletin,June 29, 2019 , on page 5)The salvage company that will refloat the cargo ship that sank at a private port here will concentrate first on recovering any fuel oil left in the vessel to prevent it from contaminating the surrounding waters. The M/V ... -
'Bad accident': Ayala firm brings in team to probe barge blast, oil spill
(DailyGuardian,July 7, 2020 , on page 1-11)Despite claims by the Bureau of Fire Protection- Region 6 (BFP-6) that negligence and recklessness caused the explosion in Power Barge 102, Ayala-owned AC Energy Philippines said they’re still unsure of what really caused ...