Gov. Samuel Gumarin is fast losing his patience.Cargo ship M/V Sportivo that sank between the strait separating this island province and Iloilo City has yet to be refloated nearly a month since it went down. The oil spill cleanup is very slow, too, complained Gumarin as he threatened to file charges against Seen Sam Shipping, Inc., owner of M/V Sportivo. Worse, Seen Sam Shipping, Inc. appears indifferent to the plight of mostly Guimaras fishermen affected by the oil spill from the sunken ship, the governor lamented.

Slow oil spill response hit. (2014, February 9). Panay News, pp. 1, 10.