The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is preparing appropriate charges against Petron Corporation and the owners of MT Makisig of Herna Shipping Transport Corporation after both refused to allow authorities get oil samples to determine the root cause of the oil spill in Cavite.

Commander Joel Garcia, PCG marine environment protection command chief, said obstruction of justice charges are being readied against the two companies after they disallowed the Coast Guard to gather oil samples from their facilities to compare with the ones that spilled in the seawater of Cavite.

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