Archive for the ‘Opinion’ Category
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
The province of Guimaras was chosen as pilot area by two international funding agencies for their new projects this year.
Gov. Felipe Hilan Nava said the province is a recipient of a grant under the Australia-Philippines Assistance Strategy 2007-Southern Philippines Road Maintenance Program, and the Local Economic Development (LED) program of ...
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
By Edgar Manaay
bareFACTS, The Daily Guardian
TWO YEARS have lapsed since August 11, 2006 when Motor Tanker Solar I sank off the coast of Nueva Valencia, Guimaras and triggered the worst oil spill in the country.
The tanker settled 2,000 ft. in the sea bottom where water pressure is at 65 tons/sq.ft. ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
AN ACCIDENT is waiting to happen—an oil spill like the one in Guimaras—possibly right smack in the center of Metro Manila, along the Pasig River passageway, as the government’s effort to have only double-hulled oil tankers ferry oil and other products is being determinedly opposed by some sea-transport firms. The ...
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Monday, August 28th, 2006
By Lorenzo Tan
I need a passport to travel out of this country. I need a license to drive. My car must be registered so I can use it. If I tried to do any of these, without these documents, I could get into trouble.
How then does a tanker, fully ...
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Monday, August 21st, 2006
OFFICIALS of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources investigating the Guimaras oil spill have promised to release the results of their inquiry some time this week.
If the DENR officials make good on their promise, it would be an improvement over the investigation of a similar incident on December 18 ...
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