Senator Cynthia Villar on Saturday said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) must prove that they had no fault after allowing the ill-fated MT Princess Empress to sail despite the absence of a necessary license.
Villar, chairperson of the Senate committee on environment, natural resources and climate change, was responding to the question of whether the PCG and MARINA would face complaints if it were discovered that they had committed lapses.
Asked if there is a possibility that some officials of the PCG and MARINA colluded to allow the ill-fated motor tanker to sail despite the lack of documents, Villar said, "Definitely yan na yun. Oo, wala naman nagbabago sa ganyan palagi naman may ganyan di ba?" Department of Justice spokesperson Mico Clavano earlier said there was apparent negligence on the part of the agencies. AnVillar said the oil spill from the sunken motor tanker in Oriental Mindoro has caused billions of pesos' worth of damage and affected the livelihoods of the residents, particularly fishermen.
"Susuportahan mo yung hindi mga nakapagfishing di ba? Like emergency employment tapos maglilinis ka pa, magkano ang gagastusin mo para linisin ito, tapos kapag exposed ka dito pwedeng magkakasakit ka, so may gastos din ang Department of Health dyan," she added.Meanwhile, Villar said Charter change has always been "unpopular" amid current efforts to amend the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution.
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