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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
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
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
Firm assures no oil debris will be left in Guimaras
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 ...
- July 21, 2020
Shocking sea mishap
In a tragedy, it is easy to shrug off the pain and melancholy if we lost only the material things such as cash or expensive valuables, which can still be replaced. But if it involves the death of loved ones, their “untimely” ...
- August 6, 2019
Containment and retrieval are a must - oil spill expert
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 ...
- July 6, 2020
Back at sea: Motor banca operations resume with restrictions
Passengers from both Iloilo and Guimaras had to endure eight long days as motor banca operations were suspended. But on Aug. 13, 2019, passengers were greeted with good news as the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) ...
- August 14, 2019
'Rescue plan' vs oil spill on a roll
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 ...
- July 13, 2020