Harsh fumes from the bunker fuel that spilled from a power barge in Barangay Bo. Obrero, Lapuz district here drove 105 families or 378 persons away from their houses, according to the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO). The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is not discounting the possibility of filing criminal charges against the owner of the barge for Friday last week’s oil spill. As of 5 p.m. on Saturday, the displaced families huddled at Bo. Obrero Elementary School.

Silubrico, R., & Co, A. S. (2020, July 6). 105 families flee bunker oil fumes: PCG mulls raps vs barge owner for oil spill. Panay News, pp. 1, 14.