Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Nieuws
Hallo beste mensen,
ik weet niet of iemand deze blog nog leest (ik vergeet hem zelf ook nog wel eens) maar hier is nog even een nieuwsflash over Marinduque (zie Rico Sanchez onderaan; hij heeft de wonderlijke eigenschap OVERAL van op de hoogte te zijn).
Ander nieuws: zeven van onze producten uit de Filippijnen worden op de Ambiente (interieurbeurs) in Frankfurt getoond. Ruth en ik gaan proberen daar dit weekend heen te gaan.
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BOAC, MARINDUQUE—No one seems to know the origin of the oil sludge that is now starting to destroy the shores of 13 coastal areas of Marinduque, not even provincial officials led by Gov. Carmencita Reyes. But the Coast Guard, with the help of the Marinduque Diving Team (MDT), found what it said were valuable pieces of evidence that might help determine the culprit.
Patches of solidified oil were seen by fishermen floating in the waters of the affected barangays on Saturday evening.
On Sunday morning, the oil patches had spread and reached the island’s shorelines.
An aerial inspection conducted by the Coast Guard on Sunday, however, yielded negative results on the presence of oil slicks on the island’s sea waters. In a massive cleanup of the shorelines of the affected barangays yesterday morning, a fisherman was able to retrieve a garbage bag sealer smudged with oil, which was believed to have come from one of the ships spotted by fishermen 12 km from the shore.
It was turned over to Dr. Josue Victoria, an MDT member, for further analysis and verification.
Water and sand samples were likewise sent to Manila for laboratory testing. Provincial officials fear that the ships that were spotted by the fishermen might be carrying oil wastes gathered from Guimaras and might have dumped the oil sludge in the waters of Marinduque, thus the presence of the garbage bag sealer. A large ship was seen by fishermen anchored 12 km from the shores of Barangay Laylay, from Wednesday to Friday last week. However, they were not able to identify the vessel because nobody among them sailed close to it.
Nonato Jalimbawa, a fisherman from Barangay Laylay, one of the affected villages, said that on Saturday, as his group was fishing 10 km from the shore, they encountered oil patches with traces of hair strands. “I am sure that the floating oil patches had hair strands because I personally scooped a floating oil patch and immediately noticed the strands.” In an effort to clean up the affected shorelines, Reyes and Boac Mayor Meynardo Solomon mobilized 3,000 villagers Saturday morning.
The 13 affected coastal villages of Boac were identified as Kawit, Bunganay, Amoingon, Caganhao, Balaring, Ihatub, Laylay, Tabigue, Lupac, Pili, Balogo, Buliasnin and Maligaya—whose shorelines are estimated to be 15-18 km long. However, as the cleanup was ongoing, village officials from Bahi and Masiga of Gasan town reported the presence of oil patches along their shores, increasing the number of affected villages to 15. Bahi and Masiga are adjacent to the town of Boac. Reyes has assigned the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office, headed by Danilo Querijero, to monitor closely the cleanup activities. Sand and stones smudged with oil will be used as filling materials by the Department of Public Works and Highways in the province.
Rico Sanchez, another MDT member, said he hoped that the oil sludge had caused no further damage to the marine ecosystems.>>
ik weet niet of iemand deze blog nog leest (ik vergeet hem zelf ook nog wel eens) maar hier is nog even een nieuwsflash over Marinduque (zie Rico Sanchez onderaan; hij heeft de wonderlijke eigenschap OVERAL van op de hoogte te zijn).
Ander nieuws: zeven van onze producten uit de Filippijnen worden op de Ambiente (interieurbeurs) in Frankfurt getoond. Ruth en ik gaan proberen daar dit weekend heen te gaan.
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BOAC, MARINDUQUE—No one seems to know the origin of the oil sludge that is now starting to destroy the shores of 13 coastal areas of Marinduque, not even provincial officials led by Gov. Carmencita Reyes. But the Coast Guard, with the help of the Marinduque Diving Team (MDT), found what it said were valuable pieces of evidence that might help determine the culprit.
Patches of solidified oil were seen by fishermen floating in the waters of the affected barangays on Saturday evening.
On Sunday morning, the oil patches had spread and reached the island’s shorelines.
An aerial inspection conducted by the Coast Guard on Sunday, however, yielded negative results on the presence of oil slicks on the island’s sea waters. In a massive cleanup of the shorelines of the affected barangays yesterday morning, a fisherman was able to retrieve a garbage bag sealer smudged with oil, which was believed to have come from one of the ships spotted by fishermen 12 km from the shore.
It was turned over to Dr. Josue Victoria, an MDT member, for further analysis and verification.
Water and sand samples were likewise sent to Manila for laboratory testing. Provincial officials fear that the ships that were spotted by the fishermen might be carrying oil wastes gathered from Guimaras and might have dumped the oil sludge in the waters of Marinduque, thus the presence of the garbage bag sealer. A large ship was seen by fishermen anchored 12 km from the shores of Barangay Laylay, from Wednesday to Friday last week. However, they were not able to identify the vessel because nobody among them sailed close to it.
Nonato Jalimbawa, a fisherman from Barangay Laylay, one of the affected villages, said that on Saturday, as his group was fishing 10 km from the shore, they encountered oil patches with traces of hair strands. “I am sure that the floating oil patches had hair strands because I personally scooped a floating oil patch and immediately noticed the strands.” In an effort to clean up the affected shorelines, Reyes and Boac Mayor Meynardo Solomon mobilized 3,000 villagers Saturday morning.
The 13 affected coastal villages of Boac were identified as Kawit, Bunganay, Amoingon, Caganhao, Balaring, Ihatub, Laylay, Tabigue, Lupac, Pili, Balogo, Buliasnin and Maligaya—whose shorelines are estimated to be 15-18 km long. However, as the cleanup was ongoing, village officials from Bahi and Masiga of Gasan town reported the presence of oil patches along their shores, increasing the number of affected villages to 15. Bahi and Masiga are adjacent to the town of Boac. Reyes has assigned the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office, headed by Danilo Querijero, to monitor closely the cleanup activities. Sand and stones smudged with oil will be used as filling materials by the Department of Public Works and Highways in the province.
Rico Sanchez, another MDT member, said he hoped that the oil sludge had caused no further damage to the marine ecosystems.>>
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