Pasig River Oil Spill Prompts Call for Residents' Evacuation

Antonio, Raymund F.; Kabiling, Genalyn D.; Obanil, Rizal S.

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June 24, 2013

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Antonio, Raymund F.

Kabiling, Genalyn D.

Obanil, Rizal S.

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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) moved yesterday to contain the bunker fuel that leaked in the waters of the Pasig River, prompting authorities to advise residents of Pandacan and Sta. Ana in Manila to temporarily vacate their homes. Coast Guard authorities said they placed an oil spill boom near a warehouse in Sta. Ana, Manila where an oil leak was reported in what could pose an ecological threat. The oil leak came from a pipeline in Old Panaderos where the warehouse, owned by L&M Merchandise, was completing the discharge of hundreds of liters of bunker fuel.

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Antonio, R. F., Kabiling, G. D., & Obanil, R. S. (2013, June 24). Pasig River Oil Spill Prompts Call for Residents' Evacuation. Manila Bulletin, pp. 1, 9.