Guimaras oil spill pdf

On august 11, the petronchartered single hull vessel carrying 2. Because of the icm, guimaras now has a list of both flora and fauna on the island. Before the oil spill, there was a lack of data on the fauna on the island, and without baseline data it was difficult to establish the oil spill s effect on local fauna. The guimaras oil spill incident greenpeace philippines. The city government of manila would collect hair from barber shops and beauty salons and chicken feathers from markets as its way of contributing to the cleanup of the oil spill in guimaras. Guimaras oil spill in the philippines which removes the endangered species of animals that can only be seen in the philippines. The damage it caused to the provinces coastal and marine resources accounts to php8. Priority responses to the 2006 guimaras oil spill, philippines. Whereas the committee on environment and natural resources, committee on public services and committee on finance did not release a report of its findings regarding the guimaras oil spill. The palsar image of the heavy oil spill area, caused by a sunken tanker on august11, off negros island of the philippines, in the guimaras strait observed on august 25 pdf. The guimaras oil spill is the second such incident in the philippines in the last eight months. The worst oil spill in philippine history may have just occurred on august 11, off the west coast of guimaras island, near iloilo city in the central philippines, when 450,000 gallons 1. The guimaras oil spill, which happened 8 years ago on august 11, has been the worst such incident in the country.

The 998ton mt solar 1, chartered by petron the philippines largest oil refiner, carrying 2. The guimaras oil spill occurred in the panay gulf on august 11, 2006 when the oil tanker mt. In december 2005, a power barge ran aground on the nearby coast of antique, dumping 364,000 litres of bunker oil. More relief assistance is underway for residents affected by the august 11th guimaras oil spill in the coming weeks after the australian embassy recently awarded a. To the people of guimaras, it was a nightmare that no one ever expected to happen.

Large oil spill in the philippines threatens marine ecosystem. Sea mishap involving oil spillage due to sinking of motor tanker solar i, a statement issued by the government of the philippines on august 29, 2006. Pdf hydrodynamic and trajectory modeling of the august. Some structural changes of seagrass meadows in taklong. The sinking of the tanker solar 1 in the guimaras strait, the philippines, was the largest oil spill in recent time. Pdf recovery of mangrove deforested areas from mt solar. On august 11, 2006, the oil tanker mt solar 1, hired by petron corporation, sank off the coast of guimaras, an island province in the. Jordan, guimaras provincepositive attitude is what helped the people of guimaras island survive the devastating oil spill in 2006 that affected 36 coastal communities in iloilo and guimaras. Greenpeace statement on the guimaras oil spill incident. Sludge collected left on shoreline drums of sludge collected so far from the shores of guimaras province are just being dumped along the.

This guide is intended to assist those who work in spill response and planning in regions where mangrove ecosystems are an important part of the coastline. The oil spill was an environmental disaster that did not take away a human life. Over 200 kilometers of coastline have been affected including the traditional livelihood in the island. Aquaculture response and recovery from the effects of mt solar 1. We are accompanied by adonis, a local ocean defender from iloilo who volunteered to help in the documentation. Provide an environmental problem and propose a solution. A group of local fisherman from brgytando village collect oil from beaches by hand. According to the reecs report, 14 out of 36 resorts in guimaras were affected by the oil spill. Whereas one year has passed and yet no criminal charges against the officers of sunshine maritime development corporation and petron have been filed in court. The after effects of oil spill in guimaras, philippines request pdf. On august 11, 2006 more than 2 million liters of bunker c oil spilled in southern guimaras island, central philippines.

A lot has already been reported and said about the recent oil spill which has now adversely affected marine sanctuaries and mangrove reserves in three out of five municipalities in guimaras island and reached the shores of iloilo and negros occidental. Recovery of mangrove deforested areas from mt solar oil spill in guimaras, philippines article pdf available may 2014 with 182 reads how we measure reads. Manila to collect hair, chicken feathers for guimaras oil. Backgroundthe oil tanker mt solar i, carrying more than two million liters of bunker fuel, sank on august 11, 2006 at the guimaras strait off the coast of the guimaras and negros occidental provinces, causing some 500,000 liters of oil to pour. Jordan, guimaras provincepositive attitude is what helped the people of guimaras island survive the devastating oil spill in 2006 that affected 36 coastal communities in iloilo and guimaras provinces. Alimen and others published the after effects of oil spill in guimaras, philippines find, read and cite all the. All it took was an oil spill from a sunken tanker and in an instant the environment of guimaras island was altered. The guimaras oil spill 1540 tonnes is almost three times the tons of oil than the other oil spill in the philippines, napocor power barge 103 520 tonnes guimaras strait off the coast of the guimaras and negros occidental provinces in the philippines. Groups supporting the plight of victims of guimaras oil spill tragedy last year have asked lawmakers to pass a law that would focus on the rehabilitation of guimaras and other affected areas over the next three years, adding that the proposed fund of p10 billion for rehabilitation should come from petron corp. He helps us coordinate with the local government units in the provincial office for us to be able to get fresh information.

The guimaras oil spill of 2006 was the worst environmental accident of. Short films from the oil spill anthology make their official return to the province when they screen 1 p. Governmental coordination in the 2006 guimaras oil spill. Pictures by arnold almacen on the petron solar 1 oil spill tragedy in guimaras, philippines. Oil spill, seagrass, guimaras introduction the solar 1 oil spill accident on august 11, 2006 caused much havoc and distress on the environment and people of southern guimaras, western visayas philippines.

Samuel gumarin, referring to the capsizing of three pumpboats in waters between iloilo city and guimaras. This chapter discusses the tanker solar 1 oil spill, guimaras, the philippines, its impact and response challenges. Environmental problem coursework sample instructions. The oil spilled from the petronchartered single hull vessel oil tanker in nueva valencia, guimaras island philippines which sank on friday 11th august spilling 2. The kalikasan peoples network for the environment kalikasan pne, on the 7th anniversary of the guimaras oil spill, accused petron corp. Olympus camedia august 2006, packardicomp study visit. The after effects of oil spill in guimaras, philippines.

Saving guimaras island from the worst oil spill in the. By understanding the basic of the ecology of these forests and learning from past oil spills in mangroves, we can better plan for, protect, and respond to spills that may threaten them. Oil spill films return to guimaras manila standard. For guimaras, sea tragedy worse than 2006 oil spill. In 2006, guimaras was hit by the worst oil spill in its history. Pdf aquaculture response and recovery from the effects of mt. The guimaras oil spill occurred in the panay gulf on august 11, 2006 when the oil tanker mt solar 1 sank off the coast of guimaras and negros islands in the philippines, causing what is considered as the worst oil spill in the country. Oil spill grounding site and location of aquaculture facilities. The guimaras oil spill occurred in the panay gulf on august 11, 2006, when the oil tanker mt solar 1 sank off the coast of guimaras and negros islands in the philippines, causing what is considered as the worst oil spill in the philippines. Find the best way of identification, multiplication and practical application of appropriate indigenous bacterial strains in guimaras.

Guimaras folk still reeling from oil spill nightmare by ellalyn b. The oil tanker mt solar 1, carrying more than two million liters of bunker fuel, sank on august 11, 2006 at the guimaras strait off the coast of the guimaras and negros occidental provinces, causing some 500,000 liters of oil to pour into the strait. Fourteenth congress of the 1 the philippines i first. Hydrodynamic and trajectory modeling of the august 11, 2006 mt solar 1 oil spill in guimaras, central philippines with validation using envisat asar data. Thirteen years ago, an oil tanker hired by petron corporation sank off the coast of guimaras, an island province in the philippines, spilling more. This oil spill severely polluted 40km of antiques coastline and decimated more than 230ha of pristine mangrove forest. The guimaras oil spill of 2006 was the worst environmental accident of the philippine and coincidentally happened during a period of rapid progress in. Intragovernmental and nongovernmental coordination in the. Ruth yender, katharina stanzel, and cdr anthony lloyd 2008 impacts and response challenges of the tanker solar 1oil spill, guimaras, philippines. Saving guimaras island from the worst oil spill in the philippines. I used to cut down mangrove trees for firewood purposes, nard labado confessed. The team is packed and ready to go to the areas in guimaras where the oil spill hit the hardest. The main purpose of activities planned in a framework of the project expert mission on bioremediation in guimaras oil spill in philippines was to. Guimaras island has continued its recovery five years after a massive oil spill devastated it but its marine resources continue to be affected by.