An oil tanker carrying at least 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil sank in the waters of Oriental Mindoro on Tuesday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), raising fears of a possible oil spill.
AN oil tanker carrying at least 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil sank in the waters of Oriental Mindoro on Tuesday, the Philippine Coast Guard , raising fears of a possible oil spill.with 20 crewmen on board was en route to Iloilo from Bataan carrying its cargo when it developed engine trouble due to overheating, and drifted toward Balingawan Point in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro where it is now half submerged., and an airbus helicopter to respond to the incident.
“If the government is really committed to protecting the environment, as it has claimed since its inauguration, it must end the Philippines’ fossil fuel dependence and start making oil, coal and gas corporations accountable,” Chua added in a statement. “Fossil fuel corporations are morally obligated to make the shift to renewable energy sources—and, based on their record profits last year, have more than enough capacity to do so. We demand that these companies acknowledge the danger they are putting us in, pay climate reparations, and stop further expansion of their toxic operations,” Chua said.
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