MARINA spokesperson Sharon Aledo says that the agency has suspended the vessels of RDC Reield Marine Services, the owner of the tanker that spilled oil off the coast of Oriental Mindoro.
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Transportation is investigating the possible forgery of a Maritime Industry Authority regional official’s signature on the MT Princess Empress’ amended permit to sail, a regulatory official said on Monday, March 20.
The Coast Guard got flak from senators during a Senate hearing on March 14 for allowing MT Princess Empress to sail despite not having a valid permit to operate.by the PCG. His name is spelled as “Marc,” but it was spelled “Mark” on the document, and his position was “director” of MARINA’s Franchising Service.“As far as MARINA NCR is concerned, as far as our records are concerned, we have not issued an amended CPC to the particular vessel that is Princess Empress. That’s number one.
“Hopefully, we can also again request the DOTr [Department of Transportation] on the status of the investigation, but as I said, this is not being ignored, but it’s under investigation of the DOTr,” said Aledo. On Monday, Rappler noticed that the PCG’s post of the CPC had been deleted. We have yet to verify why the PCG deleted its post.MARINA suspends RDC’s vessels
Meantime, Aledo said the MARINA has approved the release of P33 million from the Oil Pollution Management Fund , administered by the agency, for the cleanup and containment operations of the oil spill, as requested by the PCG. It is expected to be released sometime this week.
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