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 Commander Joe Luviz Mercurio, Philippine Coast Guard – Iloilo Station commander, said the spill has covered around 2,000 square meters of the city’s waterfront. “That’s based on the oil spill boom that we have placed in the area,” Mercurio said.

Rendon, J. P. (2020, July 4-5). Barge explosion leads to oil spill: 48,000 liters of oil leaked into Iloilo City waters - Coast Guard. The Daily Guardian, pp. 1, 11.