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.