Claim centers would be set up in areas affected by the oil spill, the owner of the ill-fated motor tanker (MT) Terranova said on Wednesday, August 14. Valeriano del Rosario, legal counsel of the owner of the MTKR Terranova, told the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural...
Distribution of family food packs and financial assistance to fisherfolk affected by the Bataan oil spill in Cavite City on August 9 (Photo from Rep. Jolo Revilla/MANILA BULLETIN) A total of 5,231 fishermen affected by the Bataan oil spill in Cavite City received economic assistance on Friday,...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino has announced that the Senate investigation on the oil spill caused by the MT Terranova will be conducted on August 13. (Photo from the Office of Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino) Tolentino filed last week Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 1084, which...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it is continuously supporting the local government units (LGUs) in Bataan and Cavite by augmenting their resources to assist fisherfolk and families affected by the oil spill. DSWD Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management...
Philippine Coast Guard and arbor Star Shipping Services Inc. personnel conduct a simulation of the siphoning and salvage operations for MTKR Terranova at Lamao Port in Limay, Bataan on Aug. 7, 2024. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted a mock operation of the siphoning of the 1.4...
CAVITE – The local government unit (LGU) of Bacoor City clarified what types of seafood are safe to consume amid the shellfish ban in the province’s coastal areas due to the Bataan oil spill. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, August 6, the city government said the shellfish ban applies to mussels,...
Representatives from various government agencies hold a meeting after the aerial and maritime surveys over Manila Bay on Aug. 3, 2024 to determine the extent of the oil spill from the sunken motor tanker (MTKR) Terranova. (Photo: Office of Civil Defense) Authorities conducted aerial and maritime...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino has filed a resolution directing the Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Climate Change to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation on the oil spill from MT Terra Nova in Limay, Bataan. Senate Majority Leader Francis ‘Tol’ Tolentino...
(NOEL PABALATE/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) A Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) executive on Thursday, Aug. 1 assured that the agency is ready to provide various support services to fisherfolk affected by the MT Terra Nova oil spill. In a media forum, DSWD-Program Management Bureau...
(University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute Facebook page) The University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) warned that the oil spill from the sunken MT Terra Nova in Bataan may soon extend to the coastal areas of Batangas, according to the latest analysis of the...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep.Lee's office) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee is pushing for the creation of a government crisis management mechanism that shall oversee the containment of oil spills and the mitigation of its effects. This, as the...
Traces of oil spill are seen on the coast of Long Beach in Noveleta, Cavite on July 30 (Noel B. Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – The provincial government is declaring a state of calamity and establishing a no-catch zone in coastal areas affected by the oil spill from the sunken tanker...
