The owner of MT Princess Empress that sank off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on February 28, 2023, may be facing a slew of criminal, administrative, and possibly civil charges for the massive oil spill that continues to threaten coastal communities. Know more:
The owner of MT Princess Empress that sank off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on February 28, 2023, may be facing a slew of criminal, administrative, and possibly civil charges for the massive oil spill that continues to threaten coastal communities in Palawan and Antique and now Batangas.
Sought for a legal opinion, Oceana’s vice president Gloria Estenzo-Ramos created a team of legal and environmental experts to respond to queries such as which environmental laws may apply in going after the parties behind the Oriental Mindoro oil spill.According to Oceana, Clean Water Act also applies to oil spills. “There is nothing in the law which limits its application to effluent discharges.
Moreover, Ramos said under Section 16, any person who causes pollution in or pollutes water bodies, at his own expense, shall undertake cleanup operations to remove pollutants discharged or spilled into the water body and its surrounding areas and shall restore the affected areas to their original state or condition.
“Reimbursements of the cost incurred shall be made to the Water Quality Management Fund or to such other funds where said disbursements were sourced,” said Oceana. To further reinforce the point that the Clean Water Act applies, Section 28 of the same law defines the penalties for oil spill incidents and other violations relating to Presidential Decree 979 . It states: For violations falling under Section 4 of Presidential Decree No.
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