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Power barge oil spill: A classy response
When news broke about an oil spill caused by an explosion in Power Barge 102 moored near Bo. Obrero nearly two weeks ago, some memories of the Guimaras Oil Spill in 2006 flashed into my mind. Still considered the worst oil ...
- July 16, 2020
70 oil spill-affected families return home
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 ...
- July 16, 2020
Commonplace
Anyone can easily shrug off any form of tragedy as just a part of life. But only the most soulless, vile, and twisted beings online can leave a “Haha” reaction on a news report about what is considered to be one of the ...
- August 6, 2019
EMB awaits barge owner's reply to violation notice
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 ...
- July 15, 2020
City drops oil spill suit
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 ...
- July 23, 2020
Solon wants motor bancas to continue operations but..
Guimaras Rep. Ma. Lucille Nava wants the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to continue allowing wooden-hulled boats, or motor bancas, to ferry passengers from Iloilo to Guimaras and vice versa. In her privilege speech, ...
- August 16, 2019
State of calamity looms: Guimaras town reels from oil spill
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 ...
- July 10, 2020
Anti-illegal fishing efforts 'underappreciated'
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-6 and Oceana Philippines on Thursday led a simulation exercise in Iloilo City to highlight the critical role of law enforcers in curbing illegal fishing activities in ...
- August 2, 2019
Contractor done with oil spill cleanup
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, ...
- August 4, 2020
Barge explosion leads to oil spill: 48,000 liters of oil leaked into Iloilo City waters - Coast Guard
An estimated 48,000 liters of oil spilled into the waters of Iloilo City following an explosion in a power barge operated by AC Energy Philippines in Bo. Obrero, Lapuz, Iloilo City afternoon of July 3, 2020. Lieutenant ...
- July 4, 2020