'This is a crime against the future of our children, environmental crime ito and we are treating it as such,' adds Justice undersecretary Raul Vasquez.
MANILA, Philippines – The sinking of the oil tanker MT Princes Empress in Oriental Mindoro in February that caused a massive oil spill was a “crime” and not an accident, the Department of Justice chief said on Tuesday, April 4. – there will be cases filed. And we are determined to make sure that people do not forget that what happened was a crime, and not an accident. It was a crime,” Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said.
Thousands of hectares of coral reefs, mangroves, seagrass have been affected by the oil slick in parts of Oriental Mindoro, Batangas, Palawan, and Antique. The oil spill has reached Verde Island Passage in Batangas and Mindoro, a center of marine shorefish biodiversity. At least 36,000 families or more than 170,000 people have been affected by the oil spill’s impact on fishing and tourism.
“The NBI is also investigating MARINA’s processes so that we’ll know if charges will have to be filed,” Remulla told reporters. She added that a resolution has been issued on the filing of formal complaints against the shipping company, but did not disclose the nature of the complaints. She added that formal complaints would also be filed against MARINA officials and personnel should they be found to be liable.
A Senate probe last month discovered that the MT Princess Empress, declared to be a new vessel, had not yet been added to RDC’s list of vessels allowed to travel, but it was
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