DILG, suportado ang pagsasampa ng reklamo ng mga LGU na apektado ng oil spill mula sa lumubog na MT Terranova sa Bataan
DILG, suportado ang pagsasampa ng reklamo ng mga LGU na apektado ng oil spill mula sa lumubog na MT Terranova sa Bataan
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00:00According to the DILG, the plan of the LGUs affected by the oil spills in Bataan
00:05is that the owner of MT Terranova is guilty of leaking oil.
00:10Meanwhile, it is also known that the oil leaked from the sinking tanker
00:15was found in several parts of Manila Bay.
00:18This is Patrick De Jesus' report.
00:23The Department of the Interior and local government
00:27filed a complaint of the local government affected by the oil spill
00:32from the sinking of MT Terranova in Limay, Bataan.
00:36It is the LGUs' right,
00:38especially affected by the livelihood of some residents in their area
00:43due to the possible neglect of the owner of the said tanker.
00:47This is a great, not only a health hazard for everyone,
00:50it's an ecological damage.
00:52You're talking of 1.1 million of oils, right?
00:55This happened in Mindoro several years ago,
00:58before our countrymen were able to recover here in Mindoro.
01:02This is very serious.
01:04The target is to start the siphoning operation in MT Terranova
01:09after the metal capping is applied,
01:12which will be done as soon as possible.
01:15This equipment is very important
01:18so that we can ensure that the siphoning we will conduct is safe.
01:24That is the gist we want to attain here,
01:29that it is safe and secure
01:31that we will start the siphoning of these oils.
01:35As to the date when the siphoning will start,
01:40it will start immediately after the metal cappings are applied.
01:46Meanwhile, according to the DNR,
01:48several parts of Manila Bay exceeded
01:51the standard of 2 mg per liter of oil,
01:54but it is still being investigated
01:56if this is from the sinking of MT Terranova.
01:59The Philippine Coast Guard and the DOST
02:01are working on what we call fingerprinting
02:04so that we can say if the actual source of the oil contamination
02:12in these particular areas that have exceedance
02:14came from Terranova.
02:16These areas I mentioned,
02:18there may be vessels that were attacked there
02:22or other vessels.
02:24Possibly, those could be the sources also.
02:28The DSWD is preparing up to 31,000 family food packs
02:33for affected residents of Oil Spill in Bataan and Cavite.
02:38The government continues to provide assistance.
02:42We are already talking to the local government units
02:44because they will be giving us lists.
02:47The President said that we will not stop providing family food packs.
02:50We can use our AX,
02:53Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations.
02:57We can also use the Emergency Cash Transfer.
03:00And we're processing that right now.
03:02In fact, our request for Emergency Cash Transfer is already in the OCD
03:04for Baguio.
03:05But now, we will be collecting the money for Oil Spill.
03:09Patrick De Jesus for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.