(Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN) Three weeks following the oil spill off the coast of Limay, Bataan, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) told a House of Representatives panel that fish from the affected areas are now safe for...
Lt. Cdr. Michael John Encina, commander of Coast Guard Station Bataan, says an oil pumping machine will arrive from Singapore on Aug. 16, 2024 to hasten the oil recovery operations for sunken tanker MTKR Terranova. (Courtesy of PCG/Zoom) An oil pumping machine from Singapore was scheduled to arrive...
The recent environmental disaster in Bataan caused by an oil spill has left the local fisherfolk community grappling with a huge income loss, already estimated by the Department of Agriculture at ₱78.69 million as of Aug. 7. Responding to the crisis, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday, August 15, urged residents who have been affected by the oil spills in Bataan to come forward and seek compensation. So far, there have been around 31,000 Cavite residents and around 21,000 Bataan residents who been identified as possible recipients of...
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...
