Authorities in the Philippines are racing to contain an oil spill from a tanker that sunk off Manila Bay. Environmental groups are calling for the government to make oil and gas companies pay for damages.
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00:00Now authorities in the Philippines, they are racing to contain an oil spill near Manila Bay.
00:05That leak comes from a tanker that sank last Thursday due to severe weather.
00:09It was carrying around 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel.
00:14Monsoon rains, strengthened by Typhoon Kemi,
00:16have delayed the Coast Guard's efforts to clean up the oil.
00:19If it's not contained, it could be the worst oil spill in Philippine history.
00:24Greenpeace and other environmental groups,
00:26they are calling on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
00:29to make the oil and gas companies pay for the damage to the country's waters.