Reparation for affected communities of oil spill sought

By Aric John Sy Cua

Mar 14, 2023 10:07 pm

A group on Tuesday called for 'urgent exhaustion of available means' in securing reparation to those affected by the recent oil spill in Oriental Mindoro.

Protect Verde Island Passage (Protect VIP) said this call came after it was revealed during a hearing on the oil spill by the Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Climate Change that RDC Reield Marine Services, Inc., the owner of the sunken tanker, MT Princess Empress, did not secure the requirements before being allowed to sail.

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