THE Department of Justice (DoJ) on Saturday said the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC) was ready to indemnify local government units (LGUs) that shelled out funds to mitigate the effects of the oil spill in Bataan.
THE Department of Justice on Saturday said the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds was ready to indemnify local government units that shelled out funds to mitigate the effects of the oil spill in Bataan.Justice Undersecretary Raul Vasquez said the IOPC was currently looking at the expenses incurred by LGUs to help those affected by the maritime disaster.
Coast Guard personnel monitored ground zero and sprayed dispersant to oil that escaped the booms.Coast Guard personnel patrolled the shoreline of Barangay Cabcaben in Mariveles, Bataan, where the MTKR Jason Bradley capsized due to bad weather on July 27 to observe possible traces of the oil spill while the Philippine Coast Guard's BRP Malamawi assessed the waters near the sunken ship.
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