The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is eyeing to complete retrieval of the thousands of liters of oil that spilled out from a damaged power barge in Iloilo City, and has spread to other coastal towns of Iloilo province and Guimaras province. “Our target is within a week so it does not spread further,” said Lieutenant Commander Joe Luviz Mercurio, PCG chief in Iloilo. The PCG-Iloilo has led the clean-up operation of the oil spill from Power Barge 102, which had its hull torn after an explosion last July 3.

Yap, T. (2020, July 7). PCG eyes one-week cleanup of Iloilo oil spill. Manila Bulletin, p. 5.