CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Officials of a village in Jasaan town, Misamis Oriental are planning to sue the owners of a sunken ship which caused an oil spill on their shores early last month
Sabas Tagarda Jr., village chief of Lower Jasaan, said the ship’s owners, identified as Sherwin Doctora and Dr. Lord Sanny Salvaa, have earlier told the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) that they will undertake the cost of the oil spill’s cleanup.
However, only P40,000 was given for the effort, split among five affected villages.
Tagarda complained that the amount was way short of the actual cost incurred to rid their coasts of the pollutant.
Lower Jasaan alone spent more than P80,00…
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