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                    [ArticleID] => 1092971
                    [Title] => 7 years after oil spill, affected Guimarasnons still not compensated
                    [Summary] => 

Seven years after the country's worst oil spill disaster in the island of Guimaras and over a thousand of affected Guimarasnons, mostly fishermen, were not given compensation yet by Petron Corp.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1529668 [AuthorName] => Montesa Griño Caoyonan [SectionName] => Freeman Region [SectionUrl] => region [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 517886 [Title] => RP reelected to Oil Pollution Compensation Executive Committee [Summary] =>

The Philippines was reelected to the International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Executive Committee that reviews oil-spill incidents around the world.

[DatePublished] => 2009-10-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 382136 [Title] => Petron payout to Guimaras folk reaches P120 million [Summary] => Petron Corp., the country’s largest oil refiner, has paid out around P120 million in compensation to individuals affected by the Guimaras oil spill, a top company official said.

Petron president Khalid Al-Faddagh said adding the expenses of the clean-up, cash for work program and clearing of debris, the total amount the company has spent would amount to P200 million.

Al-Faddagh, however, said he could not quantify as yet the total budget for the rehabilitation of the Guimaras shore as it is a "long-term" undertaking.
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 377221 [Title] => Equipment being readied to offload oil from Solar 1 [Summary] => ILOILO CITY — An Italian firm is fabricating equipment to be used in offloading the remaining bunker fuel in the sunken tanker Solar 1 starting February next year.

The company, Sonsub, has been contracted to offload the oil from Solar 1, which sank off the coast of Guimaras last Aug. 11, triggering the country’s worst oil spill.

The 10 cargo holds of the sunken tanker are believed still containing over a million liters of oil. Petron had chartered the vessel to transport two million liters of oil to Zamboanga.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1711399 [AuthorName] => Ronilo Pamonag [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 366626 [Title] => RP seeks to reimburse P1.35-B oil cleanup in Guimaras [Summary] => The Philippines will seek the reimbursement of the P1.35 billion it spent for the Guimaras oil spill cleanup from the International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC), a senior House leader disclosed yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 365030 [Title] => London-based firm to bankroll siphoning of bunker fuel in Guimaras [Summary] => A London-based firm engaged in oil pollution compensation has agreed to bankroll the siphoning of thousands of liters of bunker fuel from a sunken tanker lying off the coast of Guimaras island in Western Visayas.

Dr. Anthony Golez, Office of Civil Defense administrator, who is in London, said the International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) will shoulder the cost of the siphoning operations and pay damage claims to affected residents.

"Mission accomplished tayo dito sa London," he said in a text message to reporters in Camp Aguinaldo yesterday. [DatePublished] => 2006-10-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 359016 [Title] => Foreign oil refiners offer Guimaras their services [Summary] => ILOILO CITY — An international group of oil refiners has offered to facilitate the offloading of the remaining oil from the sunken tanker Solar I, Guimaras Gov. JC Rahman Nava said yesterday.

Nava said the International Oil Pollution Compensation had offered to hire the services of a company that could siphon off oil from Solar I. "They know what is to be done," Nava said of IOPC. He said IOPC will shoulder the expenses for the undertaking.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1711399 [AuthorName] => Ronilo Pamonag [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 357907 [Title] => Natitirang langis sa Solar 1 sisipsipin na lang [Summary] => Inirekomenda kahapon na sipsipin na lamang ang natitira pang milyong litro ng bunker fuel mula sa lumubog na MT Solar 1 na nagdulot ng oil spill sa Guimaras island at iba pang lugar sa Central Visayas.

Ito ang inihayag kahapon ni National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) Chairman at Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz Jr. base sa napagkasunduang desisyon matapos na matagpuan na ang lumubog na tanker.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 356979 [Title] => Petron insurer begins compensation process in Guimaras [Summary] => Petron Corp. said yesterday that representatives of the International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Fund, its insurer for oil spill incidents, are conducting oil pollution claims and compensation workshops in Guimaras. These workshops are aimed at facilitating the claims-making process for the victims of the incident.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 356655 [Title] => $300M makukuha ng oil spill victims [Summary] => Aabot sa $300 milyon ang makukuhang benepisyo ng mga biktima ng oil spill sa Guimaras kung magdedemanda ang mga ito sa international organization ng mga oil companies. [DatePublished] => 2006-09-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) ) )
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