Despite the planned siphoning of oil and diesel from two sunken motor tankers, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) gave assurance that these activities would not further contaminate the waters of Manila Bay. “We are appealing to the public to be patient. But we are assuring them that we are doing everything we can so that the siphoning activity would not alter the present status. At present, the Manila Bay is clean. We would want to keep it that way even if we start with the siphoning. Safety will still be our primary concern,” PCG commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan said yesterday.

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