Browsing DailyGuardian by Name "AC Energy Philippines"
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70 oil spill-affected families return home
(DailyGuardian,July 16, 2020 , on page 1)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 ... -
AC Energy doing okay on clean-up, EMB head says
(DailyGuardian,July 17, 2020 , on page 1)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 ... -
After oil spill, energy firm under fire for quarantine rule breach
(DailyGuardian,August 7, 2020 , on page 1)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 ... -
'Bad accident': Ayala firm brings in team to probe barge blast, oil spill
(DailyGuardian,July 7, 2020 , on page 1)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 ... -
Cleanup methods for oil spill
(DailyGuardian,August 1, 2020 , on page 8)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 to finish oil spill recovery process by July 12
(DailyGuardian,July 8, 2020 , on page 1)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 ... -
Containment and retrieval are a must - oil spill expert
(DailyGuardian,July 6, 2020 , on page 1)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
(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, ... -
EMB awaits barge owner's reply to violation notice
(DailyGuardian,July 15, 2020 , on page 1)The owner of the power barge which triggered an oil spill in lloilo Strait last July 3, 2020 has until tomorrow, July 16, 2020, to file its position paper on the notice of violation issued by the Department of Environment ... -
Firm assures no oil debris will be left in Guimaras
(DailyGuardian,July 21, 2020 , on page 1)The owner of the power barge stationed in Iloilo City that triggered an oil spill earlier this month assured local officials of Guimaras that it will never leave the island until it has cleaned up the spill. In a meeting ... -
'Floating disaster': Iloilo City, Guimaras officials take Ayala firm to task on oil spill
(DailyGuardian,July 8, 2020 , on page 1)The local governments of Iloilo City and Guimaras urged the owner of Power Barge 102 which caused an oil spill last week to take responsibility for the latest environmental crisis that hit the island. The call was directed ... -
Iloilo oil spill can be the 'coronavirus of the sea'
(DailyGuardian,July 7, 2020 , on page 4)While Covid-19 causes respiratory ailments to humans, an oil spill can cause an irreparable damage to marine life. In fact, an oil spill in the ocean can be compared to the coronavirus in the land in terms of the magnitude ... -
It’s oil spill déjà vu for Guimaras
(DailyGuardian,July 7, 2020 , on page 1)It’s déjà vu for the island province of Guimaras as 20 villages claimed to have been affected by the oil spill triggered by an explosion in Power Barge 102 of Ayala-owned AC Energy Philippines last July 3, 2020. The term ... -
Negligence, recklessness led to blast
(DailyGuardian,July 6, 2020 , on page 1)Negligence and recklessness may have caused the explosion in a power barge afternoon of July 3, 2020, which resulted in an oil spill that affected Iloilo City, Guimaras Island, and the town of Dumangas, Iloilo so far. “It’s ... -
Oil spill fallout: Coast Guard sues power barge owner
(DailyGuardian,July 11, 2020 , on page 1)The Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo Station announced Friday that it would file criminal charges against AC Energy Philippines, owner of Power Barge 102 that spilled bunker fuel in Iloilo Strait following an explosion on ... -
PCG-Iloilo ends oil spill recovery
(DailyGuardian,July 13, 2020 , on page 1)The Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo Station on Sunday confirmed that it has officially ended the recovery process of the oil spill that leaked out of Power Barge 102. Lieutenant Commander Joe Luviz Mercurio, PCG-Iloilo Station ... -
'Rescue plan' vs oil spill on a roll
(DailyGuardian,July 13, 2020 , on page 1)An environment management plan (EMP) that will address the environmental impact of the oil spill following an explosion in a power barge in Brgy. Bo. Obrero, Lapuz district on July 3, 2020 is on a roll. This was the assurance ... -
State of calamity looms: Guimaras town reels from oil spill
(DailyGuardian,July 10, 2020 , on page 1)The town of Buenavista in Guimaras province may be free from indigenous cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) but it has not been spared from the ill-effects of the oil spill that hit Iloilo Strait last week. Mayor Eugenio ...