Senator Cynthia Villar on Saturday mentioned the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) should show that that they had no fault after permitting the ill-fated MT Princess Empress to sail regardless of the absence of a mandatory license.
Villar, chairperson of the Senate committee on surroundings, pure assets and local weather change, was responding to the query of whether or not the PCG and MARINA would face complaints if it had been found that that they had dedicated lapses.
“Magcommittee report kami and then yung appropriate agency magfa-file ng case and then i-prove nila na wala silang fault. We follow the course of justice,” she mentioned in a radio interview.
(We will make a committee report, after which the suitable company will file a case. They should show that they weren’t at fault. We observe the course of justice.)
Asked if there’s a chance that some officers of the PCG and MARINA colluded to permit the ill-fated motor tanker to sail regardless of the shortage of paperwork, Villar mentioned, “Definitely yan na yun. Oo, wala naman nagbabago sa ganyan palagi naman may ganyan di ba?”
(Definitely, that is it. Yes, nothing has modified. There’s at all times one thing like that, proper?)
GMA News Online sought remark from the PCG and MARINA, however they’ve but to reply as of this posting.
Department of Justice spokesperson Mico Clavano earlier mentioned there was obvious negligence on the a part of the companies. An inter-agency committee is already trying into the problems surrounding the oil spill.
Villar mentioned the oil spill from the sunken motor tanker in Oriental Mindoro has prompted billions of pesos’ price of injury and affected the livelihoods of the residents, notably fishermen.
“Medyo mabigat to ang laki ng damage eh. Billions ang damage nito eh, [chinecheck] namin ang maitutulong ng gobyerno sa mga taong affected because this will stop fishing in the area for six months minimum,” she mentioned.
(The extent of injury is kind of heavy. The injury is price billions of pesos. We are checking what the federal government can do to assist the affected folks as a result of they are going to cease fishing within the space for no less than six months.)
“Susuportahan mo yung hindi mga nakapagfishing di ba? Like emergency employment tapos maglilinis ka pa, magkano ang gagastusin mo para linisin ito, tapos kapag exposed ka dito pwedeng magkakasakit ka, so may gastos din ang Department of Health (DOH) dyan,” she added.
(You have to provide assist to those that can not fish, like emergency employment, after which you are going to clear up; how a lot will it value? If you might be uncovered to the oil spill, you would possibly get sick, so the Department of Health may even should spend.)
Charter change
Meanwhile, Villar mentioned Charter change has at all times been “unpopular” amid present efforts to amend the financial provisions of the 1987 Constitution.
“In my experience, Cha-cha is always unpopular, kaya hindi ako confident dyan. From my past experience marami na rin nag Cha-cha. Ayaw ng tao ‘yan, kung ayaw ng tao bakit natin gagawin?” the veteran lawmaker mentioned.
(In my expertise, Cha-cha is at all times unpopular; that is why I’m not assured in it. From my previous expertise, many individuals have proposed Cha-cha. People don’t desire that; if folks don’t desire it, why ought to we do it?)
On Thursday, Senator Robinhood Padilla, chairperson of the Senate committee on constitutional amendments and revision of codes, mentioned he would proceed to push for the financial constitution change “despite criticisms from some sectors.”
On March 6, the House of Representatives accepted on third and remaining studying Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) 6, which requires a constitutional conference (con-con) to amend the Constitution.
This goals to restrict the Cha-cha initiative to the financial provisions of the structure “to attract more foreign investments.”
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has already mentioned that Cha-cha is just not a precedence of his administration. — VBL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
