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                    [ArticleID] => 357152
                    [Title] => Greenpeace, mediamen question ‘gag order’
                    [Summary] => 



Western Visayas presidential assistant Rafael Coscolluela stressed that the restriction of the National Disaster Coordinating Center on anybody, notably the Philippine Coast Guard, from releasing any statement to the press, was no gag order.


He said it was only intended to obviate the possibility of misinterpreting and misunderstanding events reported.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136001 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1771372 [AuthorName] => THE SOUTHERN BEAT By Rolly Espina [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 356900 [Title] => Petron reiterates responsibility for Guimaras oil spill [Summary] => BACOLOD CITY - While it has admitted lapses in communicating with the public regarding disaster response in what could be the worst oil spill disaster in the country, Petron Corporation yesterday stressed that they have not been remiss in their moral and social responsibility toward Guimaras and other affected areas in Western Visayas.

"It is regrettable that we have initially failed to clearly communicate our response efforts, but the oil spill continues to be a matter of serious concern for Petron," Joey Campos, vice president for marketing, said here yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 356664 [Title] => Serbisyo ng Norwegian sa oil spill, tinutulan [Summary] => Dahil posibleng magresulta nang karagdagang gastos sa pamahalaan, tinutulan kahapon ng ilang mambabatas ang biglaang desisyon ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) na kunin ang serbisyo ng isang Norwegian company upang sumipsip sa natitirang bunker oil sa lumubog na MT Solar 1 sa ilalim ng karagatan ng Guimaras.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 356284 [Title] => CBCP seeks help for oil spill victims [Summary] => The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) called on the faithful yesterday to extend all possible help to communities in Western Visayas affected by the oil spill caused by the sinking of a fuel tanker off Guimaras island on Aug. 11.

CBCP president Archbishop Angel Lagdameo said it would be a Christian act for people, especially those who are not liable for the environmental catastrophe, to help the oil spill victims.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 356096 [Title] => Sick families in Guimaras now being evacuated [Summary] => Evacuation is underway in the oil-slick affected areas of the island province of Guimaras, disaster officials said yesterday.

Some 120 people from 60 families living along the contaminated shorelines of Guimaras have been evacuated to safer ground, National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) executive director and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) administrator Glenn Rabonza said.

Raboza said the residents of the coastal barangays of Lapaz and Cabalagnan, both in Nueva Valencia, were relocated almost a kilometer from shoreline.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 355715 [Title] => Japanese ship locates sunken tanker [Summary] => ILOILO CITY — A Japanese survey ship located yesterday the wreckage of Solar I, three weeks after it went down and caused the massive oil spill that affected Guimaras and threatened the coastlines of nearby provinces in central Visayas.

The Shinsei Maru arrived here Wednesday night and at first light sailed to Guimaras where the sunken Solar I lies deep on the seabed with nearly half a million gallons of oil still on board.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1711399 [AuthorName] => Ronilo Pamonag [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 355795 [Title] => Solar 1 natagpuan na! [Summary] => Natagpuan na ang lumubog na MT Solar I may 650 metrong lalim sa karagatan ng Guimaras sa pamamagitan ng mala-robot na equipment ng Japanese salvaging vessel na inarkila ng Petron Corp. upang pag-aralan na maiahon ito at maiwasan ang posibleng paglala pa ng sitwasyon ng oil spill sa bansa.

Sinabi ni Philippine Coast Guard Commandant, Vice-Admiral Arthur Gosingan na natagpuan ang barko ng "remote" operated vehicle (ROC) ng barkong Shinsei Maru dakong alas-11 kahapon ng umaga may 7 nautical miles sa timog-kanluran ng Unisan Island sa Guimaras.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 355398 [Title] => Oil vessels to be banned from Visayan Sea [Summary] => INAMPALUGAN, Guimaras — Shipping vessels carrying oil and hazardous chemicals will soon be banned from cruising the Visayan Sea to protect it from catastrophic oil spills like the one that befell Guimaras island.

"The Visayan Sea is an ecologically sensitive area and can be considered the most precious," Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano explained.

According to Durano, President Arroyo has ordered the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to identify new sea-lanes for oil tankers and other vessels with dangerous loads in a week’s time.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 355469 [Title] => Petron skeds workshops to aid oil spill victims on filing claims [Summary] => ILOILO CITY - Petron Corporation said Wednesday that it has scheduled a series of workshops to teach those affected by the oil spill in Guimaras how to file their claims.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) ) )
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