Senator Bong Revilla wants to hold accountable the owner of the sunken tanker MT Terra Nova that initially caused an oil spill in the waters of Bataan which has now reached the coastal towns of Cavite.
Revilla said the oil spill is already affecting the livelihood of the local fisherfolk.
According to the Provincial Government of Cavite, 8 towns in the province are already affected by the said oil spill namely, Bacoor, Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario, Tanza, Naic, Maragondon, and Ternate.
On Friday, it already prohibited the catching and selling of all marine products coming to the coastal areas to avoid oil contamination.
Revilla noted that this necessitated the declaration of state of calamity in the said areas.
“We are not looking for somebody to blame. Nobody wanted the tanker to sink due to the strong typhoon last week. But we have to do something to avoid a recurrence of this incident,” said Revilla.
“Somebody should be held liable. There should be accountability,” he added.
He pointed out that the owner of the sunken tanker should help and lead the cleaning of the oil spill.
Revilla also raised that compensation for the liability on environmental damages of the capsized oil tanker should be claimed against the insurance of the owners.
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