500,000 liters of oil stain Manila Bay "MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) - At least 500,000 liters of oil continue to spread in 12 coastal barangays in Rosario, Tanza, and Naic in Cavite after an oil spill in Manila Bay, said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday, August 9. "There have been reports of cases of people going to hospital from difficulty of breathing due to the fumes coming from this oil," according to PCG environmental protection chief Commodore Joel Garcia. Later in the day, the town of Rosario was put under a state of emergency, a Solar News report said. Though the source of the spill is still being investigated, PCG found that oil from the affected barangays and shoreline is "quite identical" to the oil inside oil tanker M/T Makisig, commissioned by oil giant Petron to transport fuel. The oil tanker is owned by Herma Shipping Transport Corp (HSTC)..." rappler/nation/36034-cavite-oil-spill PS - Media black out ang ABS-CBN.
Posted on: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 00:38:44 +0000
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