Cebu town files P210-M suit against two shipping firms

CEBU CITY: Mayor Adelino Sitoy of Cordova, Cebu and fisherfolk organizations in the town filed a civil suit asking the two companies whose ships collided a year ago and caused an oil spill to pay US$3 million or roughly P129 million for the cleanup and restoration of the town’s damaged marine environment.

They also asked the Mandaue City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 28, an environmental court, to order the 2G0 Group Inc. and the Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corp. (PSACC) to pay P81 million in damages to the Municipal Government of Cordova and to the more than 3,000 members of the Pundok sa Mananagat sa Cordova.