Following reports that the Oriental Mindoro oil spill has reached Batangas City, environmentalists, lawyers, and fisherfolk are seeking for a 'sustained investigation' and 'immediate and effective measures' to contain the oil slicks. | ManilaBulletin
Following reports that the Oriental Mindoro oil spill has reached Batangas City, environmentalists, lawyers, and fisherfolk are seeking for a "sustained investigation" and "immediate and effective measures" to contain the oil slicks.
To date, country’s fisheries sector has been losing P5 million a day as 19,000 fishermen were prohibited to go fishing in oil spill-affected areas, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources . In a separate statement issued during the public forum, 90 lawyers from across the Philippines urged for a "thorough investigation.”
“The Verde Island Passage is a highly productive fisheries corridor. Hundreds of thousands of fisherfolk from its littoral provinces rely on its abundant and pristine marine resources. The oil spill reaching one of the country’s significant ecosystems should highly alarm the government and compel them to undertake decisive and effective measures to prevent further ecological damages,” Pamalakaya Chairperson Fernando Hicap said in a statement.
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