Cavite, Bataan oil leak victims get food packs

CONTAINMENT WORK CONTINUES Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels, on Aug. 2, continue to secure the second layer spill boom and apply oil dispersant in the area where fuel tanker MT Terranova sank on July 25 in the waters off Limay, Bataan. The tanker was carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel and caused a spill that has spread to various coastal areas along Manila Bay, including Cavite. —PCG FACEBOOK

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed at least 35,000 family food packs to residents in Bataan and Cavite affected by the massive oil spill from the sunken tanker Terranova.

READ: Senate probe on MT Terranova oil spill set Aug. 13

Social Welfare spokesperson Irene Dumlao said around 25,000 packs had been sent to Bacoor City and the municipalities of Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario, Tanza, Naic, Maragondon, and Ternate in Cavite.

The DSWD also provided around 10,000 food packs to residents of Limay and Mariveles towns in Bataan. The packs contain the usual fare of immediate food aid, such as rice, canned goods, and powdered drinks.

But Dumlao raised the possibility of granting other appropriate forms of assistance, such as emergency cash transfers and Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations. —KATHLEEN DE VILLA