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  • Firm assures no oil debris will be left in Guimaras
    Angelo, Francis Allan L. (Daily Guardian Multi-Media Services, Inc., 2020-07-21)
    The owner of the power barge stationed in Iloilo City that triggered an oil spill earlier this month assured local officials of Guimaras that it will never leave the island until it has cleaned up the spill. In a meeting on July 18, 2020, representatives of AC Energy Philippines said it will do everything to clear the island province of oil sludges and other contaminants that affected more than 30 villages. AC Energy owns Power Barge 102 which exploded and caused an oil spill last July 3, 2020. The barge is stationed at Bo. Obrero, Lapuz which was also heavily affected by the spill.
  • 70 oil spill-affected families return home
    Rendon, Jennifer P. (Daily Guardian Multi-Media Services, Inc., 2020-07-16)
    Seventy families from Barangay Mansaya, Lapuz, Iloilo City returned home on Wednesday almost two weeks after an oil spill incident displaced them. Gabino Ramon Mejia, head of plant operations of AC Energy Philippines, said they comprised the first batch of households who could go home following a risk assessment conducted by several stakeholders. AC Energy Philippines owns Power Barge 102 stationed at Bo. Obrero, Lapuz which exploded on July 3, 2020 and caused an oil spill.
  • EMB awaits barge owner's reply to violation notice
    Angelo, Francis Allan L. (Daily Guardian Multi-Media Services, Inc., 2020-07-15)
    The owner of the power barge which triggered an oil spill in lloilo Strait last July 3, 2020 has until tomorrow, July 16, 2020, to file its position paper on the notice of violation issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) 6. EMB-6 regional director Ramar Niel Pascua said in an interview with Aksyon Radyo-Iloilo that they will evaluate the reply of AC Energy Philippines to the notice to determine if the company has violations of the pertinent environment laws. To recall, EMB-6 issued a notice of violation to AC Energy on July 6 for violating Republic Act 9275 (Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004).
  • Coast Guard sues firm for negligence over oil spill in Iloilo
    Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2020-07-13)
    The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has filed a criminal complaint against the operator of a damaged power barge that spilled thousands of liters of bunker fuel into the waters of Iloilo and Guimaras Island. In a complaint filed at the Iloilo Provincial Prosecutor’s Office on Friday, the PCG accused AC Energy Philippines and its officials of violating Republic Act No. 8550 (Fisheries Code) for negligence that led to the oil spill which contaminated 88.8 hectares of mangroves and 27 coastal villages in Iloilo City, Dumangas town in Iloilo province and Guimaras Island. “Let this incident be a reminder to all industry stakeholders that even the slightest negligence can pose direct or indirect threat on the health and safety of the people, as well as living and nonliving aquatic resources,” Vice Adm. George Ursabia Jr., PCG commandant, said in the statement.