The mayor of Pola municipality in Oriental Mindoro province has rejected the help being offered by the owner of MT Princess Empress, which sank and caused a massive oil spill now affecting several towns and threatening marine life. | DFernandezINQ
“We specifically asked what they need, during that time, on their data on what the people kung ano po ‘yung pinaka-kailangan nila. Ang sabi po sa akin is ayaw po nila tumanggap ng tulong mula sa amin,” Tee said during Tuesday’s hearing of the Senate committee on environment, natural resources and climate change.But Cruz rebutted Tee: “Sabi ko po sa kanila, ‘ilatag ninyo for us.
“Hindi na po kasi bumalik sa’kin. After that, ang tagal kong naghihintay sa kanila for nine days… Never silang nag-reply sa amin. Pinapatayan kami ng phone,” she added.Cruz also said that the firm reached out to them after they spoke about the matter on national television, and that she already refused the help offer because several of her constituents were then getting sick and affected.“Sabi ko, ‘hindi ko tatanggapin ngayon kasi why now?’ Kasi sobrang tagal naming naghihintay sa inyo.
MT Princess Empress, which was carrying 800,000 of industrial fuel, sank on February 28 off the coast of Naujan town in Oriental Mindoro province. Subsequently, the oil spill ensued.Since then, at least 77 coastal villages in Oriental Mindoro were placed under a state of calamity. Oriental Mindoro Gov. Humerlito Dolor said around 20,000 families or 102,000 individuals are affected by the oil spill.
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