00:00Pollution from a molasses spill last October 26 in Baez City, Negros Oriental, has spread further into the Tanyon Strait.
00:08The incident was caused by the collapse of a 20-hectare tailing pond at a distillery owned by the Universal Robina Corporation.
00:15Vicente Los Bañes, director of the Environmental Management Bureau in the Negros Island region, says,
00:21the contamination continues to expand even as the Philippine Coast Guard and local disaster response groups try to contain the waste.
00:27He adds, the spill has already spread over 3,000 hectares as of Wednesday afternoon.
00:33Officials say the wastewater had already contaminated the strait, triggering fish kills in shallow coastal waters.
00:40Baez City Mayor Luigi Marcel Gogni calls on URC not to resume operations until it could implement a more concrete, reliable, and long-term solution.
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