Pagdedeklara ng State of Calamity dahil sa oil spill, pinag-aaralan ng Bataan; walong munsipalidad sa Cavite, nasa ilalim na ng State of Calamity
Pagdedeklara ng State of Calamity dahil sa oil spill, pinag-aaralan ng Bataan; walong munsipalidad sa Cavite, nasa ilalim na ng State of Calamity
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00:00The sea in some barangays in Limay, Bataan was not saved from being swam and fished.
00:07It was contaminated with contaminated oil from Mt. Terra Nova.
00:13Because of that, the state of calamity has been declared in some municipalities in Cavite
00:19because of the oil spill.
00:21Raya Lezigue is live in the center of the news.
00:24Aljo, the ship of the Philippine Coast Guard just arrived at Ground Zero
00:32where Mt. Terra Nova sank in Limay, Bataan.
00:36From that area, so far we have not observed any oil spill.
00:43But the provincial government of Bataan is not taking any action.
00:46There are some barangays here that were not saved from being swam and fished.
00:53The local government is preparing the aid for the thousands of fishermen.
01:01The provincial government of Bataan is studying the state of calamity
01:05because of the effect of Mt. Terra Nova after it sank in the sea of Limay, Bataan.
01:11PDRRMO is recommending the declaration of the state of calamity
01:15and is waiting for approval.
01:18According to the local government of Aljo,
01:20up to 11,000 fishermen will be affected by the oil spill.
01:31Right now, sir, we cannot see that they are directly affected.
01:34But because of the oil spill,
01:38our countrymen may be afraid to buy our fish products or aquaculture products.
01:49Aljo, the ship of the Philippine Coast Guard just arrived at Ground Zero
01:55where Mt. Terra Nova sank in Limay, Bataan.
02:01It is also based on the Water Quality Test of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources or DENR.
02:08According to Governor Jose Enrique Sandejas Garcia,
02:12five barangay of Aljo were not saved from being swam and fished.
02:15They were able to get 5-30 mg per liter of oil and fat from the water samples.
02:21Aljo is higher than the 2.0 mg per liter to be saved from being swam
02:26while the 3.0 mg per liter to be saved from being fished.
02:32Maybe the fact that it's above standard,
02:34it definitely has an effect on the catch and the people.
02:40On the other hand, only in Limay, a fishing ban was implemented.
02:48Limay has already declared a fishing ban a couple of days ago
02:53and in line with, again, the recommendation of Governor Dolor
02:58because Ground Zero is only 7 kilometers away from Limay
03:03and he recommended 4 kilometers from the expanding oil shale.
03:10Meanwhile, Aljo, the province of Cavite,
03:13has already declared a state of calamity in some of these municipalities
03:16due to the oil spill from Bataan.
03:19According to Cavite Governor Junvi Cremulia,
03:23Bacoor, Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario, Tanza, Naik, Maragondon, and Ternate are included.
03:29According to the Governor,
03:31the No-Catch Zone for all types of shellfish,
03:35such as Tahong, Alimasag, and Alimango, is also being implemented.
03:38At the moment, the government of Cavite is already implementing
03:42the distribution of aid to their 25,000 fishermen.
03:47Earlier, PTV News also reached Ground Zero
03:50where the empty Terra Nova exploded.
03:52The oil spill has not yet started
03:54because the sealing of its 24 valves has not yet been completed.
03:59Aljo, at the moment, there are 11 shellfish being sealed
04:04including the people of the Philippine Coast Guard.
04:08One of the reasons Aljo is having a hard time
04:10is the strong current under the sea.
04:14That is why it is becoming difficult.
04:17Salvor also returned the previously sealed valves and pipes
04:22so that there will be no problem
04:24when the oil spill starts.
04:28But now, Aljo,
04:29the ship is already placed in the area
04:32where the oil will be spilled from the ship.
04:35Aljo.
04:36Ryan, the oil spill to the sea has not reached
04:41the entire province of Cavite yet?
04:51Well, Aljo, at the moment,
04:52there are reports that the group that went to Malacay
04:54just the other day,
04:56there are pictures that say that
04:59it was caught in the area
05:01like the ones I mentioned earlier,
05:03like Tanza and Naic,
05:04that there are already oil spills.
05:06But yesterday, the Philippine Coast Guard conducted an aerial survey
05:10and they say that they did not see
05:12or if they saw anything,
05:14those are just packets of oil shins.
05:16That means,
05:17they only saw a small amount of oil spill.
05:21A while ago, a new picture was released
05:23of the group Greenpeace
05:25in the area of Rojas Boulevard.
05:28And the Philippine Coast Guard said
05:30that they are not discounting the possibility
05:33that there really is oil spill.
05:35But they are looking at it now,
05:37so that they can see where those oil spills really came from, Aljo.
05:42Alright, thank you very much, Ryan Leziguez.