00:00A fishery in Cavite, Bataan Oil Spill, reached Php 1 billion.
00:05Shellfish and fish are still in high demand,
00:09so some vendors ate their products to prove that they are safe.
00:15Bernadette Reyes was there.
00:21Some fish markets in Noveleta, Cavite are closed today
00:25after an oil spill reached the market.
00:28Even if we tell them that we are selling fish,
00:31like mackerel or tilapia,
00:33they just don't want to try to eat it.
00:38A fish market in Talabat, Halaan, Lalawigan, reached Php 1 billion.
00:41Some vendors cooked their products to show that they are safe to eat.
00:48Coastal areas in Cavite are now in a no-catch zone,
00:52so shellfish and fish are not allowed to be caught.
00:55BFAR is still waiting for the results of the samples from affected areas.
00:59There is something like a certain degree
01:04that if you ingest something, your body cannot take it anymore.
01:07So there is an issue on food safety.
01:08If there is a smell, we have an advisory to not eat it.
01:15The affected fishermen are looking for other means of income.
01:19The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
01:22is distributing relief goods to the affected fishermen.
01:26According to the local government,
01:28there are 25,000 fishermen in Cavite.
01:32Aside from that, there are also a number of market fish vendors.
01:35This has a huge impact on their livelihoods,
01:38the impact of the oil spill here in their area.
01:42The LGU is preparing how we can extend the help that we will give them.
01:47Every week, we will give them help.
01:49In Tayanang, Laloigan,
01:50the damages due to the oil spill amounted to P1 billion pesos.
01:55It looks like the owner of the ship has a criminal liability.
01:57We will determine it next week.
01:58There is another hearing in the Department of Justice.
02:01In Hagonoy, Bulacan and Balanga, Bataan,
02:04fish vendors have also decreased.
02:06But the supply of fish should not be dependent on it
02:09because the supply is enough now.
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