500,000 liters of Fuel Spills in Cavite Sea

     At least 500,000 liters of diesel fuel was accidentally spilled over the sea of Cavite a few days ago which resulted in the contamination of the seawater and destruction of the marine life. Even the local residents were not spared of the harmful and foul-smelling diesel fuel and many residents were getting sick from being exposed to it.

     The locals were flocking to the seashore to collect the floating diesel fuel in huge drums, basins and even on mineral water containers. The diesel fuel that the locals collected will be sold to local fishermen as fuel for their boats and for other household purposes. It’s really a witless act to expose yourself unprotected to fossil fuels because these contain harmful chemicals that will eventually cause damage to your body.

     It is also equally stupid to use fuel collected from the sea into your engines as contains saltwater from the sea and will ultimately damage the parts of an engine. Sure, the fuel will float from the water and may look uncontaminated but it still contains impurities that will destroy the sensitive parts of an outboard motor. Deliberately exposing yourself to an oil spill and intentionally using contaminated fuel into your engine is an act of stupidity and foolishness.

     The authorities said the fuel leak came from the Petron Company’s underwater pipeline as a ship was transferring diesel fuel to the huge storage tanks offshore. Petron denied this accusation at first but later on admitted that it was indeed their pipeline that caused the massive fuel leak. The fuel company promised to help in the cleanup and assured the affected residents and fisher folk that  they will be justly compensated.

     Such a huge oil spill will definitely cause irreversible damage to the environment and it will take years or even decades before the marine life can recover. The Government should penalize Petron Company for this incident so that future accidents like these will be avoided or prevented from ever happening again. Damn these multinational companies, they keep on screwing the public with their exorbitant prices and they continue messing up the environment!