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    • 105 families flee bunker oil fumes: PCG mulls raps vs barge owner for oil spill 

      Silubrico, Ruby; Co, Adrian Stewart (, July 6, 2020, on page )
      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 ...
    • 7,198 families affected by oil spill to get cash aid 

      Sornito, Ime (, March 7, 2023, on page )
      The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 6 assured help for the families affected by the oil spill in caluya, Antique. DSWD-6 requested p47 million as initial fund for the emergency cash transfer (ECT) ...
    • AC Energy doing its best to address oil spill 

      (, July 17, 2020, on page )
      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.
    • 'Action plan' vs oil spill on a roll 

      PN (, July 13, 2020, on page )
      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 ...
    • Arevalo oil sludge baffles coastguard 

      Tayona, Glenda (, May 20, 2019, on page )
      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 ...
    • Barge owner pressed to pay for oil spill 

      Silubrico, Ruby (, July 8, 2020, on page )
      AC Energy Corp., owner of the power barge that discharged bunker oil into this city’s waters following an explosion Friday last week, is being pressed to compensate those adversely affected. “There is no skirting the issue. ...
    • BFAR: Keep fishing ban in 6 Mindoro towns 

      Cabrera, Romina; Macairan, Evelyn (, May 24, 2023, on page )
      The fishing ban being implemented in six towns in Oriental Mindoro following an oil spill from the sunken tanker Princess Empress should be retained, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The ...
    • Boracay ready for oil spill 

      Aguirre, Jun Ariolo (, July 6, 2010, on page )
      Fear oil spill no more. The Philippine Coast Guard, rescue groups and volunteers here are prepared should an oil spill hit the island.
    • California oil spill gushed like hose 'without a nozzle' 

      Associated Press (AP) (, June 28, 2015, on page )
      Firefighters investigating a reported petroleum stench at a California beach last month didn’t take long to find a spill — oil was spreading across the sand and into the surf. Tracing the source, they found crude gushing ...
    • Caluya LGU: We need materials for oil spill boom 

      Sornito, Ime (, March 7, 2023, on page )
      The local government unit (LGU) of Caluya, Antique is calling for donations of materials for making improvised oil spill booms. Mayor Rigil Kent Lim said the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) ...
    • Caluya oil spill aid reaches P33M 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (, March 27, 2023, on page )
      The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far extended over P33-million worth of assistance to oil spill-affected families in Caluya, Antique. DSWD Region 6’s Disaster Response Management Division chief ...
    • CENRO assessment: No major damage from July oil spill 

      Tayona, Glenda (, September 10, 2020, on page )
      The City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) found no adverse environmental damage caused by the July oil spill in the Iloilo Straight. Noel Hechanova, CENRO chief, cited the result of his team’s months-long ...
    • 'Coast Guard didn't act fast enough' 

      Golez, Prince (, February 22, 2014, on page )
      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 wants sunken cargo vessel removed from Boracay waters 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (, November 26, 2018, on page )
      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 ...
    • Compensation for those affected by oil spill 

      (, July 7, 2020, on page )
      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 ...
    • Conserving marine resources 

      (, October 17, 2017, on page )
      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 ...
    • 'Criminal negligence': Treñas mulls charges vs power barge owner 

      Sornito, Ime (, July 10, 2020, on page )
      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 ...
    • DOLE Region 6 office probes oil spill, too: Focus on occupational safety and health 

      PN (, July 10, 2020, on page )
      Apart from investigations of environmental agencies, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 6, too, started its own investigation of the oil spill here following an explosion at a power barge. The probe focuses ...
    • Don't eat dead fish from oil spill-hit areas, BFAR warns 

      Sornito, Ime (, July 9, 2020, on page )
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has issued a warning against eating dead fish in coastal areas contaminated by bunker fuel from a barge damaged by an explosion last week. Remia Aparri, ...
    • 'Estancia oil spill cleanup 75 % done' 

      Golez, Prince (, March 1, 2014, on page )
      Will the cleanup of the oil spill that hit Brgy. Botongon, Estancia, Iloilo, and spread to other municipalities in the 5th District be completed soon? Calentino Mempin, director for operations of the contractor Kuan Yu ...