A class suit is also being eyed against the shipowner, says Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.INFOMANILA, Philippines – Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla met with representatives of the owners of MT Terranova to push for compensation amounting to P350 per day for fisherfolk and vendors whose livelihood have been affected by the sinking of the tanker.
Remulla said the duration for computing the compensation will depend on how long public confidence is restored in fishermen’s produce or until people start buying fish again. If it lasts for a month, this would translate to P10,850,000 daily or more than P300 million per month. Around 31,000 fisherfolk and vendors in Cavite province could qualify for the P350 daily compensation.Going by what happened in the sinking of MT Princess Empress, however, it could take many months before those affected can receive their money. In Oriental Mindoro, it took more than aafter the maritime disaster before fisherfolk and vendors got full compensation.
MT Terranova, carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil, capsized and submerged off Limay, Bataan on July 25. Prior to that, the tanker had been sailing in Bataan waters for more than 20 hours, according to the Department of Justice. It started listing on July 24 as it was being towed by tugboat MTug Procyon.
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