Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo Station has set July 10, or at most July 12, 2020, to finish the recovery process of the oil spill that leaked out of Power Barge 102. Lieutenant Commander Joe Luviz Mercurio, PCG-Iloilo Station commander, said they set the target date even if no deadline was given for the oil recovery efforts. “It’s the target we set for ourselves. Hopefully, with the proper and substantial equipment, we could reach the target,” he said. Mercurio said they have already retrieved 210,000 liters of bunker oil.

Rendon, J. P. (2020, July 8). Coast Guard to finish oil spill recovery process by July 12. Daily Guardian, pp. 1, 11.