00:00Thousands of fishermen and fishmongers in Bataan are affected by the oil spill from MT-Terranova.
00:08The U.S. Coast Guard will now help save the motor tanker.
00:12This was broadcast live by June Generation.
00:15June?
00:19Connie, the State of Calamity declaration in Bataan was recommended
00:23because of the oil spill brought by the sinking MT-KR-Terranova.
00:28This is also because of the thousands of affected residents
00:32who are hoping to be rescued from the sea.
00:38Even though there is a little oil shale on Ground Zero,
00:40as seen from the air,
00:42there is no escape from the new Sea Surface Survey of the Coast Guard
00:46in the place where the MT-Terranova was sunk.
00:49There is also no pain in the nose of the smell of oil around.
00:53But the supply of 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel
00:56will be affected because of the difficulty of resealing and recapping
01:00or sealing of the ship's valves.
01:03The United States Coast Guard
01:06and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of America
01:09will help save the MT-KR-Terranova, according to the Philippine Coast Guard.
01:14This is what is called Ground Zero.
01:16The MT-Terranova was sunk.
01:18It cannot be brought closer because of the ongoing diving operations there.
01:24We will talk to the solver
01:26to check their personnel
01:28and maybe they can add divers.
01:32Even though the oil spill did not directly affect the residents of Bataan,
01:36the lives of 17,000 fishermen are still affected.
01:40Fishing is also down in the market,
01:42even though it was not caught there but in a faraway part of Manila Bay.
01:46First of all, it's the fishermen.
01:48They are the first ones who are really afraid.
01:50This is 340.
01:53There's an oil spill.
01:54Yes, there's an oil spill.
01:55It's only 240.
01:56We want to get help.
01:58All the fishermen in the market are giving us help one by one.
02:02They are arranging aid and food packs for them, according to the Capitolio.
02:06There is a recommendation to declare another state of calamity
02:09based on the effects of oil spill.
02:12As for the fish in Bataan Market,
02:15the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources released a survey
02:18based on sensory analysis.
02:21According to our ground personnel,
02:24we did not see any fish with oil spill traces.
02:30Even for those who can choose,
02:32they can conduct their own sensory analysis.
02:35First of all, look at it.
02:39If there's no sign of oil, that's okay.
02:42If you can smell it, especially the smell,
02:45if you can't smell it, that's also okay.
02:49The Department of Health is also aware of the situation in the area.
02:53It looks like the situation is improving.
02:55We did not get any reports of illnesses related to this incident.
03:05Even though the oil did not reach the Bataan Market,
03:09there are some places here,
03:10there are some towns that have conducted emergency harvests
03:13for the fishermen.
03:14This is to avoid further losses due to oil spill.
03:19Back to you, Connie.
03:20Thank you very much, June Veneration.
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