Sunken tanker had no permit to operate

By Javier Joe Ismael

Mar 15, 2023 12:22 am

(UPDATE) THE MT Princess Empress operated without the amended Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC), or the permit to operate issued by the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to water transport providers.

This surfaced on Tuesday in a public hearing by the Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change on the escalating oil spill from the sunken tanker that is now causing damage to the marine ecosystem and biodiversity in Oriental Mindoro and other areas.

SENATE HEARING Sen. Lorna Regina ‘Loren’ Legarda listens to Oriental Mindoro Gov. Humerlito Dolor during the Senate hearing on the oil spill caused by the sinking of the MT Princess Empress on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. PHOTO BY RENE H.DILAN

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