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‘Speed up oil spill cleanup’

The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines - For Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, a three-month long cleanup for the oil spill in Estancia, Iloilo is unacceptable.

Roxas urged the private contractor hired for the cleanup, Kuan Yu Global Technologies Inc., to work double-time to contain the oil spill and keep the environmental damage to a minimum.

“The three-month deadline imposed by the private contractor is not acceptable. The cleanup should be completed the soonest time possible,” he said.

About 200,000 liters of bunker fuel leaked from a National Power Corp. power barge at the height of Typhoon Yolanda in Estancia town.

The Coast Guard said a six-man Japanese team has arrived to help in the cleanup. – Cecille Suerte Felipe, Evelyn Macairan

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CECILLE SUERTE FELIPE

CLEANUP

COAST GUARD

EVELYN MACAIRAN

ILOILO

KUAN YU GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC

NATIONAL POWER CORP

ROXAS

TYPHOON YOLANDA

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