San Fernando city, La Union –The
Philippine Coast Guard assured residents and beachgoers that the shorelines of
the Ilocos region would be oil sludge-free before the Holy Week.
“What can be seen are mere oil
spots and stains on rocks and corals,” said Capt. Pablo Gonzales Jr., PCG
commander for northwestern Luzon.
Gonzales said volunteers as well
as personnel from both government and non-government organizations are working
together to remove the oil sludge along the shorelines of La Union to Ilocos
Norte.
He said affected villagers also
teamed up with personnel of the Office of Civil Defense and police and naval
forces in Ilocos and concerned local government units in the massive cleanup.
The oil spill was blamed on a
Myanmar vessel that sank off Bolinao town in Pangasinan last Feb. 17.
It has affected the coastal
villages of Narvacan and Santiago towns in Ilocos Sur and Paoay, Ilocos Norte.
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